searingly
1
7.2
- adverb
- /ˈsɪrɪŋli/
:
intensamente
- Of course, we’ve yet to see where that shift in power leads: there’s the central problem of what to do once you’ve won the revolution, and as the aftermath of Perón's return to Argentina proved so searingly, we need to be careful what we wish for.
- searingly honest
- searingly hot
- searingly bright
Examples
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I mean it was okay, but going from brain-searingly amazing to just "okay" is a big difference.
Blog text (11) -
She was suddenly, searingly conscious of the man to whom she clung.
Fiction book (1995) -
While searingly painful, the Two-State solution will do that.
Blog text (6) -
Gradually, one side became searingly hot while the other chilled down to Arctic inactivity.
Fiction book (1999) -
Before a Brazilian state senate, she once searingly asked, "Have you ever heard a monkey sobbing in pain as his trees are being burned?" (n100)
Academic text (2008) -
Spice Girls: The Spice Girls are the best-selling girl group of all time, and the most successful British band since The Beatles—and their music remains some of the most searingly brilliant pop ever created.
Blog text (29) -
Judge Al Franken by what he stands for today: a searingly intelligent and abundantly caring son of Minnesota who has returned home to attempt to lend his voice to our nation's political discourse on the most formal of levels.
Blog text (28) -
Instead, Wallis is making the case that Merry Christmas means actively working on behalf of the poor, actively standing up against legislation and legislators that harm them, actively working for peace and reconciliation even when searingly painful and apparently hopeless, and actively caring for the incarnate world on behalf of the least of these.
Blog text (32) -
It was actually peaceful, if searingly hot, and with blaring horns, brakes, hawkers, and chants gathering just behind the membrane of 9:30, I figured I could ease up for twenty minutes.
Fiction book (1996) -
The documentary searingly exposes the harsh realities of life in war-torn regions.
Synonyms
142
6.1
In a cruel or very harsh way that causes harm
106
3.7
In a way that causes physical or emotional pain
88
3.1
In a very strong or focused way
27
4.1
In a strong, angry, or excited way
26
4.1
Acts in a way that shows strong interest or feeling
22
6.7
In a very violent and cruel way
16
8.2
In a very painful or strong way
5
6.6
In a way that shows deep pain or longing
5
5.5
Very strongly felt or noticed
4
7.4
In a way that causes very strong physical pain or deep worry
3
6.0
In a way that is very shocking or frightening
3
5.1
In a way that makes people feel very sad
3
6.7
In a way that causes great harm or damage
3
5.1
In a way that shows strong feelings, often anger
2
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
7.3
A way that makes someone feel very sad and defeated
1
7.3
Very hot or strong in a way that feels painful
1
5.3
In a very bright or very fast way
1
6.9
In a very sharp, strong way that you notice immediately
1
7.9
In a way that makes people feel great shock or deep sadness
1
8.4
To a very great degree
1
8.8
In a way that causes great fear or pain
1
8.1
In a way that causes strong emotional pain
1
7.4
In a very strong way that is hard to resist
1
6.9
In a strong, direct way that clearly criticizes
In a way that makes people feel very sad
In a way that shows very strong feeling, like passion or desire
In a very harsh, critical way that attacks someone or their ideas
In a way that causes a sharp, burning pain
In a sharp, harsh way that shows strong criticism
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Searingly comes from the verb sear, which means 'to burn' or 'to scorch', and the ending -ly that makes it an adverb. So when something is said searingly, it is very sharp, intense, and can feel emotionally painful, as if the words 'burn' the listener.