HyperDic: scathing

English > 1 sense of the word *scathing*:
ADJECTIVE	all	scathing, vituperative	marked by harshly abusive criticism

scathing > pronunciation
Sounds	skey'dhihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *scathing*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	marked by harshly abusive criticism.
Example	"his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"
Synonym	vituperative
Broader	critical	marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
Spanish	vituperioso
Adverbs	scathingly	in a scathing and unsparing manner