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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

/ ˈskeɪðɪŋ /

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

  • ˈscathingly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • scathing·ly 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

In the summer of 2018, the city auditor’s office published a scathing report outlining the city’s history of ignoring its growing stormwater needs.

Metro on Friday disputed several claims made in a scathing audit of its Rail Operations Control Center, saying its own outside review of the allegations showed many to be untrue while not denying the need to improve workplace culture.

Just days later, a scathing report by short-selling Hindenburg Research alleged a variety of misrepresentations by Nikola of its technology.

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As a scathing new profile of Facebook in the New Yorker observes, “The company’s strategy has never been to manage the problem of dangerous content, but rather to manage the public’s perception of the problem.”

From Fortune

Celgene’s cancer drug Revlimid saw massive price hikes year-over-year in order to reach sales targets, according to a scathing Congressional probe on Wednesday.

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Scathing sentences already took shape in his brain, but deeper investigation would be necessary before he could write anything.

Scathing letters are all right, but they should be directed and stamped, then burned just before they are trusted to the mails.

Scathing comments by Franklin on Thomas Penn's meanness, 138.

Scathing as some of the portraits are, the writer is by no means merely cynical.

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