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WEB< Anglo-Norman poignant, pognant, puinnant, poynaunt, poynant, puignant and Middle French poignant (French poignant) sharp, pointed, prickly, biting, stinging, jagged, (in figurative use) wounding, cruel, piercing, penetrating, harsh, sharp tasting (12th cent. in Anglo-Norman and Old French), use as adjective of present participle of poindre ...
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