scathing en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈskeɪðɪŋ/
Meanings
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Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
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.
2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian:
- Harmful or painful; acerbic.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more scathing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most scathing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Translations (23)
ca mordaç (harshly or bitterly critical) · de bitter (harmful or painful) · bg язвителен (harshly or bitterly critical) · es mordaz (harshly or bitterly critical) · de bissig (harshly or bitterly critical) · fi terävä (harshly or bitterly critical) · it caustico (harshly or bitterly critical) · es feroz (harshly or bitterly critical) · fr cinglant (harshly or bitterly critical) · de grausam (harmful or painful) · de ätzend (harshly or bitterly critical) · ru хлёсткий (harshly or bitterly critical) · sh zajedljiv (harshly or bitterly critical) · es hiriente (harmful or painful) · fr acerbe (harmful or painful) · cs kousavý (harshly or bitterly critical) · ota آجی (harshly or bitterly critical) · ru е́дкий (harshly or bitterly critical) · bg враждебен (harmful or painful) · bg увреждащ (harmful or painful) · fi pureva (harshly or bitterly critical) · pt ferino (harshly or bitterly critical) · de bitter (harshly or bitterly critical)