scathing
English
editPronunciation
editVerb
editscathing
- present participle and gerund of scathe
Adjective
editscathing (comparative more scathing, superlative most scathing)
- Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
- 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian[1]:
- 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.
- Harmful or painful; acerbic.
Derived terms
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editharshly or bitterly critical
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harmful or painful