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.

scath′ing·ly adv.

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Adv.

scathingly - in a scathing and unsparing manner; "she criticized him scathingly"

unsparingly

Translations

بِقَسْوَه، بِمَرارَه

sžíravě

hudflettende

vernichtend

harkalega

incitici bir şekilde

不留情地严厉地

scathingly

[ˈskeɪðɪŋlɪ] ADV → mordazmente
he spoke scathingly of → habló mordazmente or con mordacidad de ...

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

scathingly

adv answer → mit schneidendem Hohn; look → vernichtend; criticize, attack → scharf, schonungslos

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

scathingly

[ˈskeɪðɪŋlɪ] adv → sprezzantemente, in modo sprezzante

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

scathing

(ˈskeiðiŋ) adjective

cruel, bitter, or hurtful. scathing comments; He was very scathing about her book.

ˈscathingly adverb

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