poignantly
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɪnjəntli/ / /ˈpɔɪnəntli/ / /ˈpɔɪɡnəntli/
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English poignant Middle English -ly English -ly English poignantly From poignant + -ly.
- 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, nakedly, movingly human than he is here.”