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1. The quality of being sad or regretful; pitifulness; misery: The poignancy of her words at the funeral touched all that were there and brought tears to many of them.
2. The power of taste that stimulates; piquancy: The poignancy of the spaghetti sauce at the restaurant was especially zesty and had an intense flavor.
2. The power of taste that stimulates; piquancy: The poignancy of the spaghetti sauce at the restaurant was especially zesty and had an intense flavor.
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pung-, punc-, punct-
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