See poignant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.",
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"text": "The shabby chest of drawers was spread with a lace cover, and set out with a few gold-topped boxes and bottles, a rose-coloured pin-cushion, a glass tray strewn with tortoise-shell hair[-]pins—he shrank from the poignant intimacy of these trifles, and from the blank surface of the toilet-mirror above them.",
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"ref": "2004, Andrew Radford, Minimalist Syntax: Exploring the Structure of English, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, §1.4, page 13:",
"text": "A particularly poignant example of this is a child called Genie (see Curtiss 1977; Rymer 1993), who was deprived of speech input and kept locked up on her own in a room until age thirteen. When eventually taken into care and exposed to intensive language input, her vocabulary grew enormously, but her syntax never developed.",
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"ref": "2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC:",
"text": "Hanks shepherds the young girl to safety – first brusquely, and then with a sudden outburst of affection made all the more poignant for the way it is reserved previously. He once again reminds us, quite literally, that he is in many ways the ultimate dad.",
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"text": "Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1905, Edith Wharton, chapter XIV, in The House of Mirth, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, book II, page 528:",
"text": "The shabby chest of drawers was spread with a lace cover, and set out with a few gold-topped boxes and bottles, a rose-coloured pin-cushion, a glass tray strewn with tortoise-shell hair[-]pins—he shrank from the poignant intimacy of these trifles, and from the blank surface of the toilet-mirror above them.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2004, Andrew Radford, Minimalist Syntax: Exploring the Structure of English, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, §1.4, page 13:",
"text": "A particularly poignant example of this is a child called Genie (see Curtiss 1977; Rymer 1993), who was deprived of speech input and kept locked up on her own in a room until age thirteen. When eventually taken into care and exposed to intensive language input, her vocabulary grew enormously, but her syntax never developed.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC:",
"text": "Hanks shepherds the young girl to safety – first brusquely, and then with a sudden outburst of affection made all the more poignant for the way it is reserved previously. He once again reminds us, quite literally, that he is in many ways the ultimate dad.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving."
],
"links": [
[
"Evoking",
"evoke"
],
[
"strong",
"strong"
],
[
"mental",
"mental"
],
[
"sensation",
"sensation"
],
[
"distress",
"distress#Noun"
],
[
"emotionally",
"emotionally"
],
[
"moving",
"moving#Adjective"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "distressing"
},
{
"word": "moving"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Piquant, pungent."
],
"links": [
[
"smell",
"smell#Noun"
],
[
"taste",
"taste#Noun"
],
[
"Piquant",
"piquant"
],
[
"pungent",
"pungent"
]
],
"qualifier": "taste",
"raw_glosses": [
"(figuratively, of a smell, taste) Piquant, pungent."
],
"raw_tags": [
"of a smell"
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "His comments were poignant and witty.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Incisive; penetrating; piercing."
],
"links": [
[
"look",
"look#Noun"
],
[
"word",
"word#Noun"
],
[
"Incisive",
"incisive"
],
[
"penetrating",
"penetrating#Adjective"
],
[
"piercing",
"piercing#Adjective"
]
],
"qualifier": "word",
"raw_glosses": [
"(figuratively, of a look, word) Incisive; penetrating; piercing."
],
"raw_tags": [
"of a look"
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"British English",
"English dated terms"
],
"glosses": [
"Inducing sharp physical pain."
],
"links": [
[
"Inducing",
"induce"
],
[
"sharp",
"sharp"
],
[
"physical",
"physical#Adjective"
],
[
"pain",
"pain#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(chiefly British, dated) Inducing sharp physical pain."
],
"tags": [
"British",
"dated"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈpɔɪnjənt/",
"tags": [
"General-American",
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈpɔɪɲ.ənt]",
"tags": [
"General-American",
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpɔɪnənt/",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
},
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],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ostǎr",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "остър"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "punyent"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "penetrant"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "punxegut"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "spids"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "terävä"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "spitz"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "zugespitzt"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "aichimrós",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "αιχημρός"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "oxýs",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "οξύς"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "appuntito"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "affilato"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "surudoi",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "鋭い"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ostry"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "pontiagudo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "óstryj",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "о́стрый"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "špicatý"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "zahrotený"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "puntiagudo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sharp-pointed; keen",
"word": "punzo-cortante"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "clar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "eloqüent"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "penetrant"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "træffende"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "osuva"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "treffend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "zutreffend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "relevant"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "találó"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "chiaro"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "eloquente"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "acuto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "penetrante"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "surudoi",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "鋭い"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "cięty"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "claro"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "eloquente"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "penetrante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "claro"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "elocuente"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "agudo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant",
"word": "penetrante"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "punyent"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "commovedor"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "schrijnend"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "hjartanemandi"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "rørandi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "kipeä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "evoking sharp mental pain",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "arka"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "emotionally moving",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "liikuttava"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "ergreifend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "packend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "eindringlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "anrührend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "rührend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "erschütternd"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "bitter"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "quälend"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sparachtikós",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "σπαραχτικός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "megrendítő"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "szívbe markoló"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "felkavaró"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "szívet tépő"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "emozionante"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "toccante"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "intenso"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "commovente"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tsūretsu",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "痛烈"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "whakaaroha"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "wzruszający"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "pungente"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "emocionante"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "comovente"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "tiamhaidh"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "evoking strong mental sensation",
"word": "conmovedor"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pikanten",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "пикантен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "picant"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "punyent"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "pikant"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "scherp"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "pikantti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "kirpeä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "pistävä"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "stechend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "streng"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "pikant"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "scharf"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "beißend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "aufdringlich"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "csípős"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "pikáns"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "piccante"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "pungente"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "surudoi",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "鋭い"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "ostry"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "pungente"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "picante"
},
{
"alt": "о запахе",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "ре́зкий"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "pichľavý"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "pikantný"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "picante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "pungente"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "punzante"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "piquant; pungent",
"word": "stark"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pronizvašt",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "пронизващ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "punyent"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "incisiu"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "penetrant"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "agut"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "spydig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "kärkevä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "pisteliäs"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "schneidend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "eindringend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "spitz"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "durchdringend"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "aichmirós",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "αιχμηρός"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diaperastikós",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "διαπεραστικός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "elevenbe vágó"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "metsző"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "incisivo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "penetrante"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "acuto"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "surudoi",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "鋭い"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tsūretsu-na",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "痛烈な"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shinratsu-na",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "辛辣な"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ostry"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "incisivo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "penetrante"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "agudo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pronízyvajuščij",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "прони́зывающий"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "ostrý"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "prenikavý"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "incisivo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "penetrante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "incisive; penetrating",
"word": "agudo"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pronizvašt",
"sense": "piercing",
"word": "пронизващ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "piercing",
"word": "punyent"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "piercing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "incisiu"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "piercing",
"word": "spiddende"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "piercing",
"word": "läpitunkeva"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piercing",
"word": "durchdringend"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diaperastikós",
"sense": "piercing",
"word": "διαπεραστικός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "piercing",
"word": "éles"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "piercing",
"word": "átható"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "piercing",
"word": "penetrante"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "surudoi",
"sense": "piercing",
"word": "鋭い"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "piercing",
"word": "penetrante"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pronízyvajuščij",
"sense": "piercing",
"word": "прони́зывающий"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "piercing",
"word": "prenikavý"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "boleznen",
"sense": "inducing sharp physical pain",
"word": "болезнен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "inducing sharp physical pain",
"word": "punyent"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "inducing sharp physical pain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dolorós"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "inducing sharp physical pain",
"word": "pistävä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "inducing sharp physical pain",
"word": "kivulias"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "inducing sharp physical pain",
"word": "schmerzlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "inducing sharp physical pain",
"word": "schmerzhaft"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "odynirós",
"sense": "inducing sharp physical pain",
"word": "οδυνηρός"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epíponos",
"sense": "inducing sharp physical pain",
"word": "επίπονος"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "inducing sharp physical pain",
"word": "nyilalló"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "inducing sharp physical pain",
"word": "doloroso"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "surudoi",
"sense": "inducing sharp physical pain",
"word": "鋭い"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "inducing sharp physical pain",
"word": "doloroso"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "inducing sharp physical pain",
"word": "bodavý"
}
],
"word": "poignant"
}
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