poignant

adj.

[1]	distressing , affecting , touching , upsetting , agonizing , grievous , painful , woeful , melancholy , blue , sad , sorrowful , tragic , disastrous , heart-rending , heart-breaking , excruciating , bitter , pathetic , pitiable , piteous , pitiful , miserable , moving , touching
[2]	keen , acute , intense , incisive , sharp , stinging , pointed , piercing , penetrating , barbed , cutting , caustic , acid , acerbic , bitter , biting , mordant , sarcastic , sardonic , severe
[3]	sincere , earnest , heartfelt , deep , profound , dramatic , deeply felt , stirring , moving , touching , emotional