piercing 2
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
Examples
- 1.a cutting wind
- 2.keen winds
- 3.a stabbing pain
- 4.piercing criticism
- 5.lancinating pain
- 6.knifelike cold
- 7.piercing cold
- 8.piercing knifelike pains
Synonyms
- cutting 3
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- keen 4
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- knifelike 3
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- stabbing 2
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- lancinate 1
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- lancinating 1
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument


