Piercingly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Piercing \Pier"cing\, a.
     Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point;
     perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively;
     as, a piercing instrument, or thrust. "Piercing eloquence."
     --Shak.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Pier"cing*ly}, adv. -- {Pier"cing*ness},


     n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  piercingly
       adv 1: extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
              [syn: {bitterly}, {bitingly}, {bitter}]
       2: in a shrill voice; "she sang rather shrilly" [syn: {shrilly}]