Dan Piponi on Nostr: Here is one of the definitions of "poignant" in the Merriam Webster dictionary: 2 a: ...
Here is one of the definitions of "poignant" in the Merriam Webster dictionary:
2 a: pleasurably stimulating, b: being to the point : apt
Is the word ever used in this sense in British English? I think British usage is always related to negative feelings like sadness but I could have just missed these more positive uses.
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