Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively;
Adjective S.
loud and sharp; "the piercing shriek of sirens"
Adjective S.
suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle"
Adjective S.
as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
Adjective S.
high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"
Adjective S.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent pene
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Pierce
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
Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively;
Usage Examples
The Nautilus was piercing the water with its sharp spur, after having accomplished nearly ten thousand leagues in three months and a half, a distance greater than the great circle of the earth. Where were we going now, and what was reserved for the future?
Oprah is so bright, and her intelligence is so piercing that I don't think anyone who spends a few minutes with her isn't struck by that.
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Other Usage ExamplesI am never at my best in the early morning, especially a cold morning in the Yorkshire spring with a piercing March wind sweeping down from the fells, finding its way inside my clothing, nipping at my nose and ears.
In no relationship at the top of any walk of life is it always easy, least of all in politics which matters so much and which is conducted in such a piercing spotlight.
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