1
: in an aching manner
achingly sad songs
2
: extremely, exceedingly
achingly complicated
Synonyms
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
Examples of achingly in a Sentence
an achingly funny movie
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Gaga later sings a hopeful yet achingly desperate take on Joker, but the Harlequin version is one of the album’s most spectacular recordings.
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Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Then an achingly beautiful string melody hits, and Yanya’s voice seems to open up, ready to let the light in.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
Ruby Rose The first thing that will hit you upon entering the restaurant Ruby Rose is the explosion of florals that adorn every floor, ceiling, and surface of its achingly cool interior.
—Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
There’s not much that is relatable about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex: from her rise to British royal notoriety to her achingly aspirational lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
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Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Then an achingly beautiful string melody hits, and Yanya’s voice seems to open up, ready to let the light in.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
Ruby Rose The first thing that will hit you upon entering the restaurant Ruby Rose is the explosion of florals that adorn every floor, ceiling, and surface of its achingly cool interior.
—Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
There’s not much that is relatable about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex: from her rise to British royal notoriety to her achingly aspirational lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Achingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/achingly. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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