poignant
/ˈpɔɪ.njənt/ adjectif C2En français : poignant, déchirant
- Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant. · A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke.
- Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving. · Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.
- Piquant, pungent.
- Incisive; penetrating; piercing. · His comments were poignant and witty.
Dans la bibliothèque
Perhaps the most poignant casualty of this ongoing technological transition is the slow, inevitable extinction of the personalized signature.
The manifestation of stereotypic behaviors, such as incessant pacing, excessive vocalization, or over-grooming, serves as a poignant testament to the underlying distress experienced by confined wildlife.
His magnificent memoir, “Life on the Mississippi,” stands as a beautifully poignant elegy to this ephemeral golden age of steamboat navigation.
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