Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Poignant
poignant, adj. [ME < OFr < L. pungěre, prick, pierce.]
Agonizing; excruciating; tortuous; stinging; stimulating; pleasantly piquant.
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poignant, adj. [ME < OFr < L. pungěre, prick, pierce.]
Agonizing; excruciating; tortuous; stinging; stimulating; pleasantly piquant.
Return to page 40 of the letter “p”.