Dolefully
Dolefully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: the novelist dolefully remarked that the proceeds from his last book would scarcely buy a dollhouse, let alone a real house
Piercingly and dolefully are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Piercingly" instead an adverb "Dolefully".
Nearby Word: doleful
Piercingly
Piercingly adverb - Extremely and sharply.
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Synonyms for Piercingly
Dolefully and piercingly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dolefully" instead an adverb "Piercingly".
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Related pairs
- harshly and dolefully
- harshly and piercingly
- severely and dolefully
- severely and piercingly
- intensely and dolefully
- intensely and piercingly
- acutely and dolefully
- acutely and piercingly
- bitterly and dolefully
- bitterly and piercingly
- painfully and dolefully
- painfully and piercingly
- grievously and dolefully
- grievously and piercingly
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