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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scathing +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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

  • In an extremely low hiss, his fixed idea of argument found expression scathingly:

    Victory Joseph Conrad 1890

  • 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

  • Lavinia "-- scathingly --" the sound you just made was extremely like a snort.

    A Little Princess 1905

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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