poignant

Sharp-pointed; keen.obsoleteusually

• His siluer shield, now idle maisterlesse; / His poynant speare, that many made to bleed [...].

Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.

• A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke.

Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.

• Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.

Piquant, pungent.figuratively

Incisive; penetrating; piercing.figuratively

• His comments were poignant and witty.

Inducing sharp physical pain.UKdated