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piercingly

[peer-sing]

pierc·ing

[peer-sing]
adjective
1.
loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
2.
extremely cold or bitter: a piercing wind.
3.
appearing to gaze deeply or penetratingly into something: piercing eyes.
4.
perceptive or aware; acute: a piercing mind.
5.
sarcastic or caustic; cutting: piercing remarks.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English; see pierce, -ing2

pierc·ing·ly, adverb
pierc·ing·ness, noun
un·pierc·ing, adjective


1. grating, strident, screeching.

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Piercingly is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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piercing (ˈpɪəsɪŋ)
 
adj
1.  (of a sound) sharp and shrill
2.  (of eyes or a look) intense and penetrating
3.  (of an emotion) strong and deeply affecting
4.  (of cold or wind) intense or biting
 
n
5.  the art or practice of piercing body parts for the insertion of jewellery
6.  an instance of the piercing of a body part
 
'piercingly
 
adv

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