achingly
5
6.6
- adverb
- /ˈeɪkɪŋli/
:
profundamente
- Yet everything was as it had been, the shape of the road achingly familiar, sentinel rocks looming as they had in his youth.
- achingly beautiful
- achingly sad
- achingly familiar
And if I were to ask why, I think some of you might say, well, Jeff, games can be achingly beautiful like this.
- And if I were to ask why, I think some of you might say, well, Jeff, games can be achingly beautiful like this.
Examples
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And the fact that you can have something that is heartbreaking and achingly funny and kind, I think it'd become quite unusual.
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The Broadway lights danced achingly against the soft, pearly blue above the Palisades.
Academic text (1997) -
And if I were to ask why, I think some of you might say, well, Jeff, games can be achingly beautiful like this.
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Also featured is a girl, about 16 and achingly beautiful.
Fiction book (1993) -
Then, after a full week of weather especially hot and achingly dry, they had their chance at last to intercept him.
Fiction book (2001) -
" Mary looked into his troubled face, and he seemed so achingly vulnerable that she couldn't hold on to her anger.
Fiction book (1990) -
The sky was cloudless, of a blue so achingly rich it bore the appearance of fresh lacquer.
Fiction book (2001) -
I loved so achingly and brushed an eyelash stuck to his cheek.
Fiction book (1996) -
A Patsy Cline record lamented achingly from the jukebox.
Fiction book (1998) -
The song was achingly beautiful, filling everyone with a deep sense of longing.
Synonyms
590
1.8
In a way that shows very strong feeling, for example sadness or respect
369
2.7
In a way that shows strong feelings
106
3.7
In a way that causes physical or emotional pain
26
4.1
Acts in a way that shows strong interest or feeling
10
5.6
In a sad way that shows you wish for something you no longer have
7
4.5
Showing a strong wish for something you cannot have now
5
5.5
Very strongly felt or noticed
5
7.0
In a way that makes you feel moved or very sad
4
7.4
In a way that causes very strong physical pain or deep worry
4
4.7
Makes people feel deep sadness or pity
2
5.1
In a way that makes you feel sad or moved
2
6.4
Shows deep feeling and moves people
1
7.2
In a way that feels very painful or shocking
1
6.9
In a very sharp, strong way that you notice immediately
1
6.7
In a way that shows strong feeling
1
7.1
In a moving way that makes people feel sad or touched
1
6.9
In a way that shows a strong wish for something
To speak or write in a way that shows strong feelings
In a way that shows hurt feelings
In a way that shows quiet pain and patience
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Achingly comes from the common word ache ('pain' or strong 'longing') plus the adverb ending -ly. So when something is called 'achingly' beautiful or honest, it gives a deep, almost painful feeling or a strong sense of longing.