poignantly
/ˈpɔɪnjəntli
/adverb
In a way that evokes a keen sense of sadness or regret: the experiences of the war are poignantly described the girl’s fate poignantly recalled his own dark childhood...
- The strings sigh, and the woodwinds are poignantly beautiful.
- Even the painting's nominal portrait subject, the artist's son clutching a favorite doll, slips rather poignantly out of focus.
- The close-ups of the girls' faces poignantly captured their emotions in ways words never could.