Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piercingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
pierc-ing-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a piercing manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English piercing Middle English -ly English -ly English piercingly From piercing + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more piercingly (comparative) most piercingly (superlative)

Phrases

ear-piercingly

Frequently Paired Words

ear-piercingly

Synonyms

shrilly bitterly bitingly bitter

Questions

What does piercingly mean?
In a piercing manner.
Where does piercingly come from?
Etymology tree English piercing Middle English -ly English -ly English piercingly From piercing + -ly.

How to pronounce piercingly

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