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poignantly

/ˈpɔɪnjəntli/

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obsolete/ˈpɔɪnəntli/

poignantly adverb: in a poignant manner.

Adverb

poignantly (comparative more poignantly, superlative most poignantly)

  1. In a poignant manner.
    • So while Ralph generally seems to inhabit a different, more glorious and joyful universe than everyone else here his yearning and heartbreak are eminently relateable. Ralph sometimes appears to be a magically demented sprite who has assumed the form of a boy, but he’s never been more poignantly...2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Forms of poignantly

comparativemore poignantly
superlativemost poignantly

Origin of poignantly

From poignant + -ly.

Questions about poignantly

What does poignantly mean?
Poignantly means in a poignant manner.
What part of speech is poignantly?
Poignantly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce poignantly?
Poignantly is pronounced /ˈpɔɪnjəntli/.

Words near poignantly in the dictionary

  1. poignance
  2. poignances
  3. poignancies
  4. poignancy
  5. poignant
  6. poignantly
  7. poignard
  8. poignards
  9. poikilitic
  10. poikilitically
  11. poikilo-

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