scathing

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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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scathing

(ˈskeɪðɪŋ)

adj

1. harshly critical; scornful: a scathing remark.

2. damaging; painful

ˈscathingly adv

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scath•ing

(ˈskeɪ ðɪŋ)

adj.

bitterly severe: a scathing remark.

[1785–95]

scath′ing•ly, adv.

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Adj.

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"

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.

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scathing

adjective

So sharp as to cause mental pain:

acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, sharp, slashing, stinging, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic.

Translations

قاسٍ، مُر، مُؤْذٍ

kousavýkrutý

hudflettende

vernichtend

cinglant

illvígur; harkalegur

mordace offensivo sarcastico

dzēlīgsiznīcinošs

flengende

inciticikırıcı

不留情的严厉的

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

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

scathing

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

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

scathing

[ˈskeɪðɪŋ] adj (remark, criticism) → aspro/a; (look) → sprezzante
to be scathing about sth → essere molto critico/a nei confronti di qc

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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