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['pɪəsɪŋ]* * *1) (loud; shrill: a piercing scream.) penetrante, acuto2) ((of cold weather, winds etc) sharp; intense: a piercing wind; piercing cold.) pungente, penetrante3) (looking intently or sharply as though able to see through things: piercing eyes; a piercing glance.) penetrante* * *piercing /pɪəsɪŋ/A a.( anche fig.) penetrante; acuto; pungente; straziante: piercing cold, freddo pungente; a piercing cry, un grido acuto (o lacerante); piercing sarcasm, sarcasmo pungenteB n.piercingly avv.* * *['pɪəsɪŋ] -
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piercing — I. adjective Date: 14th century penetrating: as a. loud, shrill < piercing cries > b. perceptive < piercing eyes > c. penetratingly cold ; biting < a piercing … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Keen — (k[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Keener} (k[=e]n [ e]r); superl. {Keenest}.] [OE. kene sharp, bold, AS. c[=e]ne bold; akin to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. k[ u]hn, OSw. kyn, k[ o]n, Icel. k[ae]nn, for k[oe]nn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can to be able. [root]45 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Keener — Keen Keen (k[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Keener} (k[=e]n [ e]r); superl. {Keenest}.] [OE. kene sharp, bold, AS. c[=e]ne bold; akin to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. k[ u]hn, OSw. kyn, k[ o]n, Icel. k[ae]nn, for k[oe]nn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can to be able … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Keenest — Keen Keen (k[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Keener} (k[=e]n [ e]r); superl. {Keenest}.] [OE. kene sharp, bold, AS. c[=e]ne bold; akin to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. k[ u]hn, OSw. kyn, k[ o]n, Icel. k[ae]nn, for k[oe]nn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can to be able … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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