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adj. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"

adj. arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"

pungent

adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

bitter

adj. causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter"

piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty

adj. having an agreeably pungent taste

sour

adj. having a sharp biting taste

sour

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious

adj. capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

corrosive

adj. spitefully sarcastic; "corrosive cristism"

hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched

adj. deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"

pathetic, pitiable, pitiful

adj. inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"

emotional

adj. of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"

ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid

adj. characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"

thrilling

adj. causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or electric shock; "a thrilling wind blew off the frozen lake"

aching, achy

adj. causing a dull and steady pain; "my aching head"; "her old achy joints"

grievous, distressful, distressing, afflictive

adj. causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

agonized, agonised

adj. expressing pain or agony; "agonized screams"

agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome

adj. extremely painful

arduous

adj. difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"

burning, smarting, stinging

adj. (painful)

chafed, galled

adj. painful from having the skin abraded

sensitive, sore, raw, tender

adj. hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw"

racking, wrenching

adj. causing great physical or mental suffering; "a wrenching pain"

saddle-sore

adj. (of a rider) sore after riding a horse

traumatic

adj. psychologically painful;"few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child";

heartwarming

adj. causing gladness and pleasure; "Is there a sight more heartwarming than a family reunion?"

stirring, soul-stirring

adj. exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring speech"

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