searing
adjective /ˈsɪərɪŋ/
  /ˈsɪrɪŋ/
[usually before noun]- so strong that it seems to burn you- the searing heat of a tropical summer
- searing pain
- He spent several days wandering in the searing heat of the outback.
 
- (of words or speech) powerful and critical- a searing attack on the government