scathing
scathing
Definition
scath·ing (skā′t̸hiŋ)
scath′·ingly adverb
scathing
Synonyms
scathing
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- government: His attitude seemed to be very scathing of the Government.
Preposition: about
- possibility: Ian later came to loathe both of them and was extremely scathing about the possibility of the supernatural.
- state: McCann is scathing about the British state and its defenders who have created and upheld bloodshed, bigotry and oppression in Ireland.
Modifies a noun
- indictment: Their text is a scathing indictment of alternative agendas for reconciliation.
- critique: Also a scathing critique of how it was undone.
- satire: Some of the most scathing satire in English literature is directed against lawyers.
- criticism: The Federal Emergency Management Agency received scathing criticism for its role in coordinating the initial Katrina response.
- attack: Children's laureate Anne Fine launched a scathing attack on the book last year.
Modifying Another Word
- equally: Opposition politicians were equally scathing in their response to the news.
- particularly: He was particularly scathing over Scottish Water's ability to put only 10 vans onto the street.
- pretty: Jim was pretty scathing about the ones you can buy with a wee door at the bottom, like a coal bunker.
- rather: I returned to school and, I admit, I was rather scathing about the ' toy ' I had been given.
- quite: His report on the village of 543 inhabitants made quite scathing reading.
- so: Should we really be so scathing of Cameron's involvement with drugs?
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near scathing
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- scarves
- Scarron
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- scarlet tanager
- scarlet runner (bean)
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- scato-
- scatological
- scatology
- scatter
- scatter rug
- scatter-site
- scatteration
- scatterbrain
- scatterbrained
