poignantlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈpɔɪnjəntli/, U.S.

/ˈpɔɪn(j)ən(t)li/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: poignant adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < poignant adj. + -ly suffix². N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (poi·năntli) /ˈpɔɪnəntlɪ/: see note s.v. poignant adj.

In a poignant manner; piercingly, pungently, keenly; (in later use) movingly, touchingly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [adverb] > sharply

poignantly1724

caustically1850

causticly1870

1724 A. Hill & W. Bond Plain Dealer 31 Aug. xlvii. f. 1^v She can be as poignantly cruel to me as she pleases.

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xvii. 267 How poignantly this loss [of sight] was felt by our great poet, is painfully evident from his own words.

1818 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein II. iv. 56 They often..suffered the pangs of hunger very poignantly.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. v. 265 Burlesque poetry, sometimes poignantly satirical.

1871 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera I. iv. 8 I have a piece of red oxide of copper..which grieves me poignantly by losing its colour.

1901 F. Norris Octopus i. i. 45 The desire of creation, of composition, grew big with him. Not for a long time had he ‘felt his poem’, as he called this sensation, so poignantly.

1935 T. Wolfe Of Time & River iv. lvii. 504 One felt poignantly again that something..dissonant, painful and unwholesome had changed man's rhythm.

1993 Guardian 24 July (Weekend Suppl.) 8/4 The girls seem almost poignantly untouched by 25 years perfervid change in hair- and makeup-style.

2003 Scots Mag. Feb. 192/2 Stevenson also wrote most poignantly about the Pentlands in his letters... His description of Glencorse..is especially moving.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poignantly
释义	poignantlyadv. Brit. /ˈpɔɪnjəntli/, U.S. /ˈpɔɪn(j)ən(t)li/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: poignant adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < poignant adj. + -ly suffix². N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (poi·năntli) /ˈpɔɪnəntlɪ/: see note s.v. poignant adj. In a poignant manner; piercingly, pungently, keenly; (in later use) movingly, touchingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [adverb] > sharply poignantly1724 caustically1850 causticly1870 1724 A. Hill & W. Bond Plain Dealer 31 Aug. xlvii. f. 1^v She can be as poignantly cruel to me as she pleases. 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xvii. 267 How poignantly this loss [of sight] was felt by our great poet, is painfully evident from his own words. 1818 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein II. iv. 56 They often..suffered the pangs of hunger very poignantly. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. v. 265 Burlesque poetry, sometimes poignantly satirical. 1871 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera I. iv. 8 I have a piece of red oxide of copper..which grieves me poignantly by losing its colour. 1901 F. Norris Octopus i. i. 45 The desire of creation, of composition, grew big with him. Not for a long time had he ‘felt his poem’, as he called this sensation, so poignantly. 1935 T. Wolfe Of Time & River iv. lvii. 504 One felt poignantly again that something..dissonant, painful and unwholesome had changed man's rhythm. 1993 Guardian 24 July (Weekend Suppl.) 8/4 The girls seem almost poignantly untouched by 25 years perfervid change in hair- and makeup-style. 2003 Scots Mag. Feb. 192/2 Stevenson also wrote most poignantly about the Pentlands in his letters... His description of Glencorse..is especially moving. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1724
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