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piercing
English
Etymology
pierce +? -ing
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??s??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??s??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)s??
- Hyphenation: piercing
Verb
piercing
- present participle of pierce
Noun
piercing (countable and uncountable, plural piercings)
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to pierce.
- A hole made in the body so that jewellery/jewelry can be worn through it.
- ear piercing
- An item of jewelry designed to be fitted through a piercing.
Translations
Adjective
piercing (comparative more piercing, superlative most piercing)
- Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating.
- piercing eyes
- Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
- Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.
- The piercing noise of the children could be heard two blocks from the elementary school.
Derived terms
- armour-piercing, armor-piercing
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pi?r.s??/
- Hyphenation: pier?cing
Noun
piercing m (plural piercings, diminutive piercinkje n)
- piercing (ornament)
Derived terms
- lippiercing
- navelpiercing
- neuspiercing
- tepelpiercing
- wenkbrauwpiercing
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pj??.si?/
Noun
piercing m (plural piercings)
- a piercing
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pir.sin?/, /?pir.sin/
- Hyphenation: pier?cing
Noun
piercing m (invariable)
- piercing (jewellery worn through a hole in the skin or tongue)
Polish
Etymology
From English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?ir.sink/
Noun
piercing m inan
- piercing (jewellery worn through a hole in the skin or tongue)
Declension
Further reading
- piercing in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- piercing in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?pi?.s?/
Noun
piercing m (plural piercings)
- piercing (jewellery worn through a hole in the skin or tongue)
Usage notes
Earrings (brincos) are not considered piercings.
Spanish
Etymology
From English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pi?sin/, [?pi?.s?n]
Noun
piercing m (plural piercings)
- piercing
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Noun
piercing c
- piercing (body art)
Declension
Derived terms
- ansiktspiercing
- kroppspiercing
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sarcastic
English
Alternative forms
- sarcastick (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /s???kæstik/
- (US) IPA(key): /s???kæstik/
- Rhymes: -æst?k
Adjective
sarcastic (comparative more sarcastic, superlative most sarcastic)
- Containing sarcasm.
- a sarcastic quip; the teacher's sarcastic tone
- (of a person) Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.
- 1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl
- Her eyes slanted a little... and were sometimes full of fiery determination and sometimes dull and opaque. Her expression was never altogether amiable; was often, indeed, distinctly sullen, or, when she was animated, sarcastic.
- 1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl
Synonyms
- sarky (British)
- snarky
Derived terms
- sarky
Translations
See also
- ironic
- sardonic
- snide
References
- “sarcastic” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "sarcastic" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
- “sarcastic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)
Romanian
Etymology
French sarcastique
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sar?kastik]
Adjective
sarcastic m or n (feminine singular sarcastic?, masculine plural sarcastici, feminine and neuter plural sarcastice)
- sarcastic
Declension
Synonyms
- caustic
Adverb
sarcastic
- sarcastically
Related terms
- sarcasm
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