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- [peer-sing]
- /ˈpɪər sɪŋ/
- /ˈpɪə.sɪŋ/
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- [peer-sing]
- /ˈpɪər sɪŋ/
Definitions of piercingly word
- adjective piercingly loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice. 1
- adjective piercingly extremely cold or bitter: a piercing wind. 1
- adjective piercingly appearing to gaze deeply or penetratingly into something: piercing eyes. 1
- adjective piercingly perceptive or aware; acute: a piercing mind. 1
- adjective piercingly sarcastic or caustic; cutting: piercing remarks. 1
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Origin of piercingly
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425; See origin at pierce, -ing2
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Parts of speech for Piercingly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
piercingly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for piercingly
adv piercingly
- articulately — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- blatantly — Blatantly is used to add emphasis when you are describing states or situations which you think are bad.
- conspicuously — easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error.
- deafeningly — to make deaf: The accident deafened him for life.
- garishly — crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
adverb piercingly
- crashingly — extremely; exceedingly
- discernibly — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- earsplittingly — In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
- noisily — making much noise: noisy children.
- obstreperously — resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
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