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scathing

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e?ð??

Verb

scathing

  1. present participle of scathe

Adjective

scathing (comparative more scathing, superlative most scathing)

  1. harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic
  2. harmful or painful; acerbic

Derived terms

  • scathingly
  • scathingness

Translations

Anagrams

  • chasting

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scathingness

English

Etymology

scathing +? -ness

Noun

scathingness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being scathing.
    • 2003, Jefferey Simons, Silverpowdered olivetrees: reading Joyce in Spain
      For all his scathingness, and despite his unremitting intellect, Mr. Joyce was a romantic when it came to women.

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