Scathing
/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of scathe form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
"For months, Dati warned she would refuse to stand aside. Now she has stunned the political class with an open letter to Fillon in Le Monde, a scathing character assassination accusing him of the "lone ambition" of a disillusioned political elite, of doing politics in a way that "never favoured women" and stopping ethnic-minority candidates from progressing at elections. She said he was committing "a sad mistake" in trying to run in Paris."
- 2 Harmful or painful; acerbic.
Adjective
- 1 marked by harshly abusive criticism wordnet
Example
More examples"We were surprised to hear him make such scathing remarks about his best friend."