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Pier"cing (?), a. Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively; as, a piercing instrument, or thrust. "Piercing eloquence."Shak.-- Pier"cing*ly, adv. -- Pier"cing*ness, n.


The adjective has 5 senses

1. incisive,piercing -- suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle"
2. piercing,shrill,sharp -- having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"; " a shrill gaiety"
3. piercing -- loud and sharp; "the piercing shriek of sirens"
4. cutting,keen,knifelike,piercing,stabbing,lancinate,lancinating -- as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
5. acute,discriminating,incisive,keen,knifelike,penetrating,penetrative,piercing,sharp -- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent pene
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