poignantly Definition

poignant
adj

1. Painful to the feelings; deeply moving.

Example: a poignant reminder
Thesaurus: sad, painful, heartbreaking, touching, moving.
2. Said of words or expressions: sharp; penetrating.

Thesaurus: biting, pointed, sharp, stinging, caustic, bitter.
3. Sharp or pungent in smell or taste.

Derivative: poignancy
noun

The quality of being painful or deeply moving
Thesaurus: intensity, concentration, sharpness, piquancy, pungency, keenness, evocativeness, emotion, sentiment, tenderness, plaintiveness, pathos, feeling.

Derivative: poignantly
adverb

Etymology: 14c: from French puignant, from poindre to sting, from Latin pungere to prick or pierce.