PIERCING
Scrabble letter values: P3I1E1R1C3I1N1G2 = 13
Definition
- adjective having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions. — synonyms: acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, sharp
- adjective painful as if caused by a sharp instrument. — synonyms: cutting, keen, knifelike, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
Examples
- “an acute observer of politics and politicians”
- “incisive comments”
- “icy knifelike reasoning”