poignantly
/ˈpɔɪnjəntli/POYN-yuhnt-lee
/ˈpɔɪnjəntli/POYN-yuhnt-lee
Meaningin a poignant way
Common meaning: in a deeply moving way
- poignto prick, pierceLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1491 · scan
- antadjective ending: being
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinpungō, pupugī, pūnctum‘to prick, pierce’
- Englishpoignant‘keenly moving or sad’
- Englishformed in English from poignantpoignantly‘in a deeply moving way’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from poignant + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), POIGNANT, p.453 · scan
Roots
- pungō, pupugī, pūnctum Latin “to prick, pierce”
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