Funny and Poignant

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Funny adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.

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Poignant and funny are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poignant" instead an adjective "Funny".

Nearby Words: funning, funnily

Poignant adjective - Having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies.

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Funny and poignant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Funny" instead an adjective "Poignant".

Nearby Words: poignancy, poignantly

When the Ghost of Christmas Past calls him on it, he claims it is a pimple - a moment that manages to be funny and poignant at the same time.

Source: Sand in My Eyes
For instance, Fight Club Mako was a funny and poignant episode, highlighting the emotional ties between Mako and Ryuko, ultimately having her give up the role.

Source: Anime / Kill la Kill
These videos have both funny and poignant scenes with audio both from the show and from various movies, TV shows and musical background played for comedy.

Source: Ominous Visual Glitch

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