poignant

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 11, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>poignant</strong> &#149; \POY-nyunt\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><strong>1 a :</strong> painfully affecting the feelings <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piercing">piercing</a></p> <p><strong>b :</strong> deeply affecting <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touching">touching</a></p> <p><strong>c :</strong> designed to make an impression <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutting">cutting</a></p> <p><strong>2 a :</strong> pleasurably stimulating</p> <p><strong>b :</strong> being to the point : <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apt">apt</a></p> <p><strong>3 :</strong> pungently <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pervasive">pervasive</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"Across Texas and the U.S. this year, high schools and universities scrambled to find ways to give students a meaningful graduation amid the coronavirus pandemic. There have been virtual events, drive-through ceremonies in parking lots and more traditional in-person events that took several days to ensure social distancing…. Images from those atypical ceremonies provide a <em>poignant</em> reminder of the ways life changed as the coronavirus spread." — <a href="https://apnews.com/article/denton-coronavirus-pandemic-graduation-texas-c83b67813c8f7145b25017d785aa2584">Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press, 27 Dec. 2020</a></p> <p>"It's hard to pick apart a film that is as well-intentioned as <em>Here Today</em>, which earnestly wants to celebrate life, and every beautiful, tragic, <em>poignant</em> and surprising moment." — <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/movies/story/2021-05-06/review-here-today-billy-crystal-tiffany-haddish">Katie Walsh, <em