1) Acute 2) Affecting 3) Depressing 4) Expressive 5) Heartrending 6) Lingering 7) Moving 8) Painful 9) Pitiful 10) Pungent 11) Sensitive 12) Stirring 13) Tearful 14) Touching 1) Affecting 2) Arousing affect 3) Deeply moving 4) Deeply moving keen 5) Emotionally moving 6) French word used in English 7) Heartfelt 8) Keenly distressing 9) Moving 10) Touching 
• (a.) Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent. • (a.) Fig.: Pointed; keen; satirical.
Poign'ant adjective [ French, present participle of poindre to sting, from Latin pungere to prick, sting. See Pungent .] 1. Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent. 'His poignant spear.' Spenser. ' Poynaunt sauce.' Chaucer. 2. Fig.: Pointe...
deeply moving keen 
[adj] - keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
poignant, poinant 1. Physically painful: `Keen, poignant agonies seemed to shoot from his neck downward”. 2. Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings: 'poignant anxiety'. 3. Profoundly moving; touching: 'a poignant memory'. 4. Piercing; incisive: 'poignant criticism'. 5. Neat, skillful, and to the point: 'poignant illustrations supplementing...
adjective keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; `poignant anxiety`
[SAT terms] keenly distressing to the mind or feelings arousing affect[SAT terms] keenly distressing to the mind or feelings