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# Definition Sets
1deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell92 sets
2profoundly moving; touching75 sets
3sharp52 sets
4painfully touching; piercing47 sets
5deeply affecting40 sets
6emotionally moving38 sets
7piercing, incisive, and keen30 sets
8keenly distressing to the feelings29 sets
9painfully moving, affecting, or touching23 sets
10(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell23 sets
11deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions21 sets
12deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions21 sets
13touching21 sets
14deeply affecting, moving19 sets
15arousing affect18 sets
16(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell.18 sets
17profoundly moving17 sets
18deeply affecting, touching, keen or sharp in taste or smell16 sets
19emotionally touching or moving16 sets
20deeply affecting, touching16 sets
21affecting or moving the emotions15 sets
22keenly distressing to the mind or feelings15 sets
23sharply painful to the feelings14 sets
24deeply moving14 sets
25severely painful or acute to the spirit.14 sets
26adj. sharply painful to the feelings13 sets
27heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy13 sets
28severely painful or acute to the spirit12 sets
29evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret11 sets
30painfully touching, piercing11 sets
31a painfully emotional ; extremely moving ; sharp or astute11 sets
32keenly touching or moving11 sets
33moving, painful to the feelings10 sets
34painfully moving, affecting or touching9 sets
35deeply moving keen9 sets
36painfully touching9 sets
37emotionally moving; touching9 sets
38piercing8 sets
39keen, touching8 sets
40painfully affecting the feelings8 sets