usually as submodifierIn a way that arouses or expresses intense sorrow or longing.
the letters are achingly tender
an achingly beautiful piece of music
Example sentencesExamples
Some scenes, such as their dance in a graveyard amid falling snow, are achingly beautiful.
He made a convincing transition from bored prince to a man in love, awakening his princess with an achingly tender kiss.
He is startling in the role of Jed, an achingly vulnerable figure who is tenderhearted, sympathetic, yet still very dangerous.
The author does her justice in this highly readable, achingly honest portrait.
It is dutifully cast with an achingly rich passion that these days seems strictly in short supply.
This version of the achingly optimistic Broadway standard is well worth whatever sleuthing may be required to track it down.
Those who defended the judicial lynch are now celebrated by scholars in achingly correct modern English departments as "progressive thinkers."
The doctor with his motherless sons, so full of promise in the beginning, is the one steady presence whose decline we achingly watch and empathize with.
The adagio has a poignancy that is achingly beautiful.
To my contemporary ears, the plea sounds achingly, foolishly optimistic.
Definition of achingly in US English:
achingly
adverbˈākiNGlē
usually as submodifierIn a way that arouses or expresses intense sorrow or longing.
the letters are achingly tender
an achingly beautiful piece of music
Example sentencesExamples
He made a convincing transition from bored prince to a man in love, awakening his princess with an achingly tender kiss.
To my contemporary ears, the plea sounds achingly, foolishly optimistic.
It is dutifully cast with an achingly rich passion that these days seems strictly in short supply.
The doctor with his motherless sons, so full of promise in the beginning, is the one steady presence whose decline we achingly watch and empathize with.
Those who defended the judicial lynch are now celebrated by scholars in achingly correct modern English departments as "progressive thinkers."
The author does her justice in this highly readable, achingly honest portrait.
The adagio has a poignancy that is achingly beautiful.
This version of the achingly optimistic Broadway standard is well worth whatever sleuthing may be required to track it down.
Some scenes, such as their dance in a graveyard amid falling snow, are achingly beautiful.
He is startling in the role of Jed, an achingly vulnerable figure who is tenderhearted, sympathetic, yet still very dangerous.