Associations to the word «Piercingly»

Wiktionary

PIERCINGLY, adverb. In a piercing manner.

Dictionary definition

PIERCINGLY, adverb. Extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold".
PIERCINGLY, adverb. In a shrill voice; "she sang rather shrilly".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats