Poignantly
Poignantly adverb - In a poignant or touching manner.
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Synonyms for Poignantly
Plaintively and poignantly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plaintively" instead an adverb "Poignantly".
Plaintively
Plaintively adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: the man sighed plaintively as it became clear that he was getting nowhere with the officious bureacrat
Poignantly and plaintively are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poignantly" instead an adverb "Plaintively".
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Related pairs
- hard and poignantly
- hard and plaintively
- hardly and poignantly
- hardly and plaintively
- severely and poignantly
- severely and plaintively
- sharply and poignantly
- sharply and plaintively
- agonizingly and poignantly
- agonizingly and plaintively
- acutely and poignantly
- acutely and plaintively
- keenly and poignantly
- keenly and plaintively
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