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scathingly

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scath·ing  (skng)
adj.
1. Bitterly denunciatory; harshly critical: "a scathing tract on the uselessness of war" (Pierre Brodin).
2. Harmful or painful; injurious.
scathing·ly adv.
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Adv.1.scathinglyscathingly - in a scathing and unsparing manner; "she criticized him scathingly"
unsparingly
Translations
scathingly [ˈskeɪðɪŋlɪ] ADV → mordazmente
he spoke scathingly of → habló mordazmente or con mordacidad de ...
scathingly
adv answer → mit schneidendem Hohn; look → vernichtend; criticize, attack → scharf, schonungslos
scathingly [ˈskeɪðɪŋlɪ] adv → sprezzantemente, in modo sprezzante
scathingly [ˈskeɪðɪŋlɪ] adv → sprezzantemente, in modo sprezzante


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She sent her whale-boat down the coast twenty miles for limes and oranges, and wanted to know scathingly why said fruits had not long since been planted at Berande, while he was beneath contempt because there was no kitchen garden.
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