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(piercingly cold)

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  • piercingly — adverb 1. extremely and sharply it was bitterly cold bitter cold • Syn: ↑bitterly, ↑bitingly, ↑bitter • Derived from adjective: ↑biting (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • piercing — pierc|ing1 [ˈpıəsıŋ US ˈpır ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(eyes/look)¦ 2¦(sound)¦ 3¦(wind)¦ 4¦(pain)¦ 5¦(emotion)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(EYES/LOOK)¦ literary someone with piercing eyes is looking at you and seems to know what you are thinking ▪ There was mockery now… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Bagram torture and prisoner abuse — In 2005, The New York Times obtained a 2,000 page United States Army report concerning the homicides of two unarmed civilian Afghan prisoners by U.S. armed forces in 2002 at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (also Bagram Collection Point or… …   Wikipedia

  • Blizzard — Bliz zard (bl[i^]z z[ e]rd), n. [Cf. {Blaze} to flash. Formerly, in local use, a rattling volley; cf. to blaze away to fire away.] A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow; a furious blast. [U. S.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Moxos Indians — • According to one authority, they are named from Musu, their Quichua name; according to others, from the Moxos word, muha, erroneously thought by the Spaniards to be the tribal name Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Moxos Indians      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • shrewd — adjective 1》 having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute. 2》 archaic (of weather) piercingly cold.     ↘(of a blow) severe.     ↘mischievous; malicious. Derivatives shrewdly adverb shrewdness noun Origin ME (in the sense evil in nature or …   English new terms dictionary

  • bitter — adj. & n. adj. 1 having a sharp pungent taste; not sweet. 2 a caused by or showing mental pain or resentment (bitter memories; bitter rejoinder). b painful or difficult to accept (bitter disappointment). 3 a harsh; virulent (bitter animosity). b… …   Useful english dictionary

  • keen — 1. adj. 1 (of a person, desire, or interest) eager, ardent (a keen sportsman). 2 (foll. by on) much attracted by; fond of or enthusiastic about. 3 (of the senses) sharp; highly sensitive. 4 intellectually acute. 5 a having a sharp edge or point.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • piercing — piercingly, adv. piercingness, n. /pear sing/, adj. 1. loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice. 2. extremely cold or bitter: a piercing wind. 3. appearing to gaze deeply or penetratingly into something: piercing eyes. 4. perceptive or aware;… …   Universalium

  • piercing — [[t]pɪ͟ə(r)sɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A piercing sound or voice is high pitched and very sharp and clear in an unpleasant way. A piercing scream split the air. ...a piercing whistle. Derived words: piercingly ADV GRADED She screamed again …   English dictionary

  • bitingly — adverb extremely and sharply it was bitterly cold bitter cold • Syn: ↑piercingly, ↑bitterly, ↑bitter • Derived from adjective: ↑biting, ↑bitter ( …   Useful english dictionary

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