- scathingly
- adverbin a scathing and unsparing manner (Freq. 1)-
she criticized him scathingly
• Syn: ↑unsparingly• Derived from adjective: ↑unsparing (for: ↑unsparingly), ↑scathing
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scathingly — adv. Scathingly is used with these verbs: ↑retort … Collocations dictionary
scathingly — scathing ► ADJECTIVE ▪ witheringly scornful; severely critical. DERIVATIVES scathingly adverb. ORIGIN from obsolete scathe harm, injure , from Old Norse … English terms dictionary
scathingly — adverb see scathing … New Collegiate Dictionary
scathingly — See scathing. * * * … Universalium
scathingly — adverb In a scathing manner … Wiktionary
scathingly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. viciously, cruelly, shrilly; see angrily , brutally … English dictionary for students
scathingly — adv. injuriously, in a manner that causes damage; harshly, severely, sharply … English contemporary dictionary
scathingly — scath·ing·ly … English syllables
scathingly — See: scathing … English dictionary
scathing — scathingly, adv. /skay dhing/, adj. 1. bitterly severe, as a remark: a scathing review of the play. 2. harmful, injurious, or searing. [1785 95; SCATHE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
