scathing
1scathing — [skā′thiŋ] adj. [prp. of SCATHE] searing; withering; harsh or caustic [scathing remarks] scathingly adv …
2scathing — I adjective acerbus, acrimonious, aculeatus, biting, brutal, burning, cruel, cutting, damaging, envenomed, excoriating, harmful, harsh, hurtful, insulting, maleficent, malevolent, malicious, malignant, mordacious, mordax, rancorous, scatheful,… …
3scathing — *caustic, mordant, acrid Antonyms: scorching, searing, burning (see BURN): *fierce, ferocious, truculent, savage: *incisive, biting, cutting, trenchant …
4scathing — [adj] nasty, critical in remarks belittling, biting, brutal, burning, caustic, cruel, cutting, harsh, mordacious, mordant, salty, sarcastic, scorching, scornful, searing, severe, sulphurous, trenchant, withering; concept 267 Ant. generous, kind,… …
5scathing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ witheringly scornful; severely critical. DERIVATIVES scathingly adverb. ORIGIN from obsolete scathe harm, injure , from Old Norse …
6scathing — scath|ing [ˈskeıðıŋ] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: scathe to harm (12 20 centuries), from Old Norse skatha] a scathing remark criticizes someone or something very severely scathing attack/remark/comment etc ▪ a scathing attack on the Government s …
7scathing — scath|ing [ skeıðıŋ ] adjective criticizing someone or something in a very strong way: The committee s report is quite scathing. scathing attack/comment/remark: He launched another scathing attack against the press. ╾ scath|ing|ly adverb …
8scathing — [[t]ske͟ɪðɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is being scathing about something, you mean that they are being very critical of it. The society has been particularly scathing about the planning record of West Somerset District Council... He …
9scathing — adjective scathing remarks, comments etc criticize someone or something very severely: The newspapers were extremely scathing about him. | scathing criticism scathingly adverb …
10scathing — UK [ˈskeɪðɪŋ] / US adjective criticizing someone or something in a very strong way The committee s report is quite scathing. scathing attack/comment/remark: He launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister. Derived word: scathingly adverb …
