poignantly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɔɪnjəntli/
- /ˈpɔɪɡnəntli/ (obsolete)
- /ˈpɔɪnəntli/ (obsolete)
Etymology
Etymology tree English poignant Middle English -ly English -ly English poignantly From poignant + -ly.
Meanings
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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.
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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most poignantly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more poignantly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |