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

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain