The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word POIGNANT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1992.
Keenly distressing crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| POIGNANT | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Keenly distressing
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- poignant
- acute
- bad
- sharp
- suffer
- eager
- hanker
- hankering
- hard
- harder
- harrow
- sorry
Crossword Answer definitions
POIGNANT adjective- Of a weapon, etc.: sharp-pointed; keen.
- Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
- Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
- Of a smell or taste: piquant, pungent.
- Of a look, or of words: incisive; penetrating; piercing.
- Inducing sharp physical pain.
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