poignant

/ˈpɔɪnjənt/ adjective

Translation

› making you feel sad

dokunaklı, üzücü, acıklı

It's a poignant story about a poor family's struggle to survive.985

poignancy

/ˈpɔɪnjənsi/ noun [U] › when something is poignant

dokunaklılık, acıklılık

985 poignantly adverb ›

üzücü bir şekilde

(Definition of poignant adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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