scathing

scath·ing  (skng)

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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scathing·ly adv.

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scathing [ˈskeɪðɪŋ]

adj

1. harshly critical; scornful a scathing remark

2. damaging; painful

scathingly  adv

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.

Translations

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

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

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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

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scathing

adj scathing [ˈskeiðiŋ]

cruel, bitter, or hurtful scathing comments; He was very scathing about her book. kwetsend قاسٍ، مُر، مُؤْذٍ язвителен krutý, kousavý hudflettende vernichtend καυστικός, σκληρός, φαρμακερός mordaz, incisivo, duro salvav آزارندخ؛نيش دار murhaava cinglant נוֹקֵב कटु oštar, preziran csípős, metsző menyakiti hati illvígur; harkalegur mordace, severo 痛烈な 통렬한 kandus, negailestingas dzēlīgs; iznīcinošs pedas vernietigend knusende, flengende, sviende cięty 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

adv scathingly

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