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# Definition Sets
1deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell102 sets
2profoundly moving; touching79 sets
3painfully touching; piercing60 sets
4sharp52 sets
5emotionally moving43 sets
6deeply affecting40 sets
7painfully moving, affecting, or touching31 sets
8keenly distressing to the feelings30 sets
9piercing, incisive, and keen30 sets
10(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell26 sets
11arousing affect23 sets
12deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions23 sets
13touching22 sets
14deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions21 sets
15keenly distressing to the mind or feelings19 sets
16deeply affecting, moving19 sets
17(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell.18 sets
18profoundly moving17 sets
19deeply affecting, touching16 sets
20emotionally touching or moving16 sets
21deeply affecting, touching, keen or sharp in taste or smell16 sets
22affecting or moving the emotions15 sets
23adj. sharply painful to the feelings15 sets
24sharply painful to the feelings15 sets
25severely painful or acute to the spirit.14 sets
26heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy14 sets
27deeply moving14 sets
28painfully touching, piercing13 sets
29evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret13 sets
30severely painful or acute to the spirit12 sets
31moving, painful to the feelings11 sets
32keenly touching or moving11 sets
33painfully moving, affecting, or touching.11 sets
34a painfully emotional ; extremely moving ; sharp or astute11 sets
35piercing10 sets
36deeply moving keen9 sets
37affecting the emotions9 sets
38painfully moving, affecting or touching9 sets
39painfully touching9 sets
40emotionally moving; touching9 sets