piercing
pier-cing
noun
A hole made in the body for wearing decorative jewellery.
"She got a new ear piercing."
adjective
Extremely loud and sharp, or intensely penetrating (like a gaze).
"His piercing blue eyes held her captive."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: keen, penetrating, sharp, perceptive, incisive, acute, knifelike, penetrative, discriminating, lancinate, lancinating, cutting