piercing
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: intense to the senses
Synonyms:
acute
agonizing
arctic
biting
bitter
blaring
cold
deafening
earsplitting
excruciating
exquisite
fierce
freezing
frosty
high
high-pitched
keen
knifelike
loud
numbing
painful
penetrating
powerful
racking
raw
roaring
severe
sharp
shattering
shooting
shrill
stabbing
stentorian
stentorious
thin
treble
wintry
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