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English adverb: piercingly

1. piercingly extremely and sharply


SamplesIt was bitterly cold.
Bitter cold.


Synonymsbitingly, bitter, bitterly

2. piercingly in a shrill voice


SamplesShe sang rather shrilly.


Synonymsshrilly









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