Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- With damaging or withering severity; unsparingly: as, he was scathingly denounced.
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- adverb In a
scathing manner.
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- adverb in a scathing and unsparing manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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So, I'm not really prepared to write about it yet, but while I was reading at dinner tonight at Irene's, home of the world's best hamburger and fries, I got what I can only call a scathingly brilliant idea.
Archive 2009-08-01 littlemissattitude 2009
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So, I'm not really prepared to write about it yet, but while I was reading at dinner tonight at Irene's, home of the world's best hamburger and fries, I got what I can only call a scathingly brilliant idea.
I get these scathingly brilliant ideas sometimes... littlemissattitude 2009
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In an extremely low hiss, his fixed idea of argument found expression scathingly:
Victory Joseph Conrad 1890
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And I should clarify that my use of the word "scathingly" in no way suggests I don't like his reportage.
Archive 2006-12-01 Mac 2006
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Lavinia "-- scathingly --" the sound you just made was extremely like a snort.
A Little Princess 1905
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Lavinia "-- scathingly --" the sound you just made was extremely like a snort.
A Little Princess; being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886
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A few years ago, he was one of Egypt s boldest bloggers, scathingly critical of his government and of conservative Islam.
Anastasia Hobbet: Where Is Kareem Amer? Anastasia Hobbet 2011
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A few years ago, he was one of Egypt's boldest bloggers, scathingly critical of his government and of conservative Islam.
Anastasia Hobbet: Where Is Kareem Amer? Anastasia Hobbet 2011
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A few years ago, he was one of Egypt's boldest bloggers, scathingly critical of his government and of conservative Islam.
Anastasia Hobbet: Where Is Kareem Amer? Anastasia Hobbet 2011
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A few years ago, he was one of Egypt's boldest bloggers, scathingly critical of his government and of conservative Islam.
Anastasia Hobbet: Where Is Kareem Amer? Anastasia Hobbet 2011
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