achingly

achingly: [[t]e͟ɪkɪŋli[/t]]
ADV-GRADED: ADV adj/adv (emphasis)

You can use achingly for emphasis when you are referring to things that create feelings of wanting something very much, but of not being able to have it. [WRITTEN]

...three achingly beautiful ballads.

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achingly — adverb Date: 1845 1. in an aching manner < achingly sad songs > 2. extremely, exceedingly < achingly complicated > … New Collegiate Dictionary
achingly — adv. Achingly is used with these adjectives: ↑beautiful, ↑tender … Collocations dictionary
Achingly — Aching Ach ing, a. That aches; continuously painful. See {Ache}. {Ach ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] The aching heart, the aching head. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
achingly — See aching. * * * … Universalium
achingly — adverb In an aching manner; sorely. See Also: ache … Wiktionary
achingly — adv. painfully, hurtfully, sorely … English contemporary dictionary
achingly — ach·ing·ly … English syllables
achingly — adverb see aching … Useful english dictionary
aching — achingly, adv. /ay king/, adj. 1. causing physical pain or distress: treatment for an aching back. 2. full of or precipitating nostalgia, grief, loneliness, etc. [1200 1250; ME; see ACHE, ING2] * * * … Universalium
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