poignancy

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She writes with such clarity and gentleness that, at times, the poignancy is almost unbearable.

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  1. The power of stimulating the organs of taste; piquancy.
  2. Point; sharpness; keenness; power of irritation: asperity: as, the poignancy of wit or sarcasm.
  3. Pain-fulness; keenness; bitterness: as, the poignancy of grief.

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  • Of particular poignancy was the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (c. 352 B.C.) on what is now the Turkish coast. —  F ;SF; - vol 096 issue 04 - April 1999
  • The subject never recurs to my mind but with additional poignancy, and, from the declining state of the health of my nephew, to whom my concerns of a domestic and private nature are entrusted, it comes with aggravated force. —  Life And Times Of Washington, Volume 2
  • Prepare yourself for Cleave's poignancy, his control, and the pathos he so effortlessly evinces. —  Bookslut
  • But while Femme's antic tone evolves into one of insouciant / resigned poignancy, the road picture —  In The Company Of Glenn
  • In a moment of unbelievable poignancy, he was then given their baby daughter to hold for the first time. —  Home | Mail Online
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