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scathing

[ skey-thing ]

adjective

  1. bitterly severe, as a remark:

    a scathing review of the play.

  2. harmful, injurious, or searing.


scathing

/ ˈɪðɪŋ /

adjective

  1. harshly critical; scornful

    a scathing remark

  2. damaging; painful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳ󾱲Բ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ٳiԲ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scathing1

First recorded in 1785–95; scathe + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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OK, so it’s not the most scathing critique in the world, but it was a critique nonetheless.

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They've all received mixed reviews at large and, per usual, utterly scathing commentary on social media and in the British press.

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They settled their divorce two months later after trading scathing allegations of fraud and abuse.

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The outspoken Northern Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap is well-known for scathing criticism of Israel’s attacks on Gaza during its live sets.

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In a scathing attack on the Russian military, Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the attacks hit Sumy's city centre, where many people were in the street near a church celebrating Palm Sunday.

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