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scaldingly en · ADV

Etymology

From scalding + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a scalding manner; enough to scald.
   • The water was scaldingly hot.
   • In another moment a huge wave, like a muddy tidal bore, but almost scaldingly hot, came sweeping round the bend up-stream. 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 102:
   • Based on Phoebe Gloeckner’s remarkable, sui generis semi-autobiographical graphic novel, this scaldingly honest comedy-drama surveys a rocky stretch in the adolescence of whipsmart 15-year-old budding artist Minnie (the incandescent Bel Powley, from Benidorm and A Royal Night Out). 2015 August 6, Leslie Felperin, “The Diary of a Teenage Girl review – a scaldingly honest coming-of-age comedy”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2021:

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