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scathing

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˈskeɪðɪŋ/
Freq #46250

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Very harsh and severely critical.

    The critic wrote a scathing review of the new restaurant.

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Synonyms
1 adj · very harsh and severely... vituperative
Word family
Derived forms scathinglyscathingness

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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