scathing
About 0.60 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb present participle and gerund of scathe
- adjective Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
- adjective Harmful or painful; acerbic.
Similar words
vituperative critical bitter violent sharp scorching barbative vitriolic caustic acerbic
Often followed by
attack criticism about in indictment denunciation critique and terms
Word family
scathingly
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