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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scath•ing /ˈskeɪðɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - bitterly severe;
harsh;
cruel:a scathing remark.
scath•ing•ly, adv.: a scathingly written attack. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scath•ing (skā′ᵺing),USA pronunciation adj. - bitterly severe, as a remark:a scathing review of the play.
- harmful, injurious, or searing.
scath′ing•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scathing /ˈskeɪðɪŋ/ adj - harshly critical; scornful
- damaging; painful
ˈscathingly adv scathe (skāᵺ),USA pronunciation v., scathed, scath•ing, n. v.t. - to attack with severe criticism.
- to hurt, harm, or injure, as by scorching.
n. - hurt, harm, or injury.
- Old Norse skatha, cognate with Old English sceathian
- Old Norse skathi damage, harm, cognate with Old English sc(e)atha malefactor, injury (with which the Middle English forms with sch- might be identified); (verb, verbal) Middle English scath(e), skath(e)
- (noun, nominal) Middle English scath(e), scade, schath(e) bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scathe /skeɪð/ vb (transitive)- rare to attack with severe criticism
- archaic or dialect to injure
n - archaic or dialect harm
Etymology: Old English sceatha; related to Old Norse skathi, Old Saxon scatho |