scathing

scath·ing

 (skā′thĭng)

adj.

1. Bitterly denunciatory; harshly critical: "a scathing tract on the uselessness of war" (Pierre Brodin).

2. Harmful or painful; injurious.

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scath′ing·ly adv.

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scathing

(ˈskeɪðɪŋ)

adj

1. harshly critical; scornful: a scathing remark.

2. damaging; painful

ˈscathingly adv

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scath•ing

(ˈskeɪ ðɪŋ)

adj.

bitterly severe: a scathing remark.

[1785–95]

scath′ing•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

scathing - marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing" vituperative critical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"

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scathing

adjective critical, cutting, biting, harsh, savage, brutal, searing, withering, belittling, sarcastic, caustic, scornful, vitriolic, trenchant, mordant, mordacious He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders.

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scathing

adjective

So sharp as to cause mental pain:

acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, sharp, slashing, stinging, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic.

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Translations

قاسٍ، مُر، مُؤْذٍ

kousavýkrutý

hudflettende

vernichtend

cinglant

illvígur; harkalegur

mordaceoffensivosarcastico

dzēlīgsiznīcinošs

flengende

inciticikırıcı

不留情的严厉的

scathing

[ˈskeɪðɪŋ] ADJ [criticism, article, remark] → mordaz; [look] → feroz
he was scathing about our trains → hizo comentarios mordaces sobre nuestros trenes
he was pretty scathing → dijo cosas bastante duras
to make a scathing attack on sb/sth → atacar mordazmente a algn/algo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

scathing

[ˈskeɪðɪŋ] adj [remark] → cinglant(e), acerbe
to be scathing about sth → être très critique vis-à-vis de qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

scathing

adj → bissig; remark also → schneidend; attack → scharf, schonungslos; look → vernichtend; criticism → beißend, vernichtend; to be scathing → bissige or schneidende Bemerkungen pl → machen (→ about über +acc); to make a scathing attack on somebody/something → jdn/etw scharf angreifen

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scathing

[ˈskeɪðɪŋ] adj (remark, criticism) → aspro/a; (look) → sprezzante
to be scathing about sth → essere molto critico/a nei confronti di qc

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

scathing

(ˈskeiðiŋ) adjective

cruel, bitter, or hurtful. scathing comments; He was very scathing about her book. kwetsend قاسٍ، مُر، مُؤْذٍ язвителен cáustico krutý, kousavý vernichtend hudflettende καυστικός, σκληρός, φαρμακερόςmordaz, incisivo, duro salvav آزارندخ؛نيش دار viiltävä cinglantנוקב कटु oštar, preziran csípős, metsző menyakiti hati illvígur; harkalegur mordace, severo 痛烈な 통렬한 kandus, negailestingas dzēlīgs; iznīcinošs pedas vernietigendknusende, flengende, sviendecięty نيښ لرونكى cáustico aspru; sever едкий, злой ostrý oster nemilosrdan skarp, dräpande, bitande, svidande เจ็บแสบ incitici, kırıcı 嚴厲的，毫不留情的 їдкий, різкий; нещадний تیز، جلا کٹا nghiêm khắc 严厉的，不留情的

ˈscathingly adverb

kwetsend بِقَسْوَه، بِمَرارَه язвително causticamente sžíravě vernichtend hudflettende σκληρά, φαρμακερά mordazmente, incisivamente, duramente salvavalt به طرز توهين آميز viiltävästi d'une manière cinglante בְּאוֶפן נוֹקֵב कटुतापूर्वक oštro, prezirno csípősen secara menyakitkan harkalega mordacemente 痛烈に 통렬하게 kandžiai, aštriai dzēlīgi; iznīcinoši dengan pedas vernietigendbitende, sarkastisk, skarpt zjadliwie په توهين آميز ډول causticamente aspru; sever едко, зло ostro ostro nemilosrdno skarpt อย่างเจ็บแสบ incitici bir şekilde 嚴厲地，毫不留情地 їдко, різко; нещадно دل آزاری سے nghiêm khắc 严厉地，不留情地

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