Meanings (ES + gloss)
cortopunzante • puntiagudo • punzocortante
Sharp-pointed; keen.
His siluer shield, now idle maisterlesse; / His poynant speare, that many made to bleed [...].
agudo • claro • elocuente • penetrante
Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke.
agudo • conmovedor • emotivo • intenso • penetrante
Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.
The shabby chest of drawers was spread with a lace cover, and set out with a few gold-topped boxes and bottles, a rose-coloured pin-cushion, a glass tray strewn with tortoise-shell…
picante • pungente • punzante
Piquant, pungent.
agudo • incisivo • mordaz • penetrante • pungente • tajante
Incisive; penetrating; piercing.
His comments were poignant and witty.
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