piercingly

🇺🇸 /ˈpɪrsɪŋli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɪəsɪŋli/
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adverb
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in a way that sharply notices or affects

Her gaze was piercingly direct.

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extremely cold, bright, or clear

The wind was piercingly cold.

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very high and sharp in sound

The alarm sounded piercingly loud.

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strongly affecting emotions

The memory was piercingly painful.

translation

adv. in a way that sharply notices or affects; extremely cold, bright, or clear; very high and sharp in sound; strongly affecting emotions

Synonyms

distressingly adv. 令人忧虑地 drearily adv. 沉闷地 poignantly adv. 令人心酸地 morosely adv. 忧郁地 gloomily adv. 沮丧地, 昏暗地 blackly adv. 黑色幽默地 dismally adv. 糟糕地, 沮丧地 keenly adv. 强烈地, 敏捷地, 激烈竞争地, 热切地, 低价竞争地 severely adv. 严重地, 严厉地, 冷酷地, 艰难地, 朴素地 acutely adv. 敏锐地, 剧烈地, 严重地 darkly adv. 不祥地, 深色地 harshly adv. 残酷地, 刺眼地, 刺耳地, 粗暴地 sharply adv. 严厉地, 急剧地, 鲜明地, 迅速地, 锋利地

Antonyms

gaily adv. 鲜艳快乐地, 愉快地, 轻率地 joyously adv. 欢欣地 blissfully adv. 幸福地, 浑然不知地 gleefully adv. 幸灾乐祸地 cheerily adv. 兴高采烈地 delightedly adv. 高兴地 gladly adv. 乐意地, 高兴地 cheerfully adv. 快乐地, 乐意地, 坦然地, 欢快地 happily adv. 快乐地, 幸运地, 乐意地, 恰当地 joyfully adv. 兴高采烈地

Similar Words

pityingly adv. 怜悯地 pleadingly adv. 恳求地 pleasingly adv. 令人愉快地