单词 | excoriating |
释义 | > as lemmasexˈcoriating exˈcoriating adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [adjective] > severely severe1561 excoriating1605 hitting1632 outbraiding1655 slashing1734 lancinating1762 tomahawking1777 hard-hitting1831 smashing1833 slashy1862 scarifying1865 scathing1865 slating1885 1605 J. Mosan tr. C. Wirsung Gen. Pract. Physick iii. xi. 367 All bitter, sharpe, and sowre things are to be refrained, for that all such make the going to the stoole, gnawing, excoriating, & painfull. 1703 W. Salmon Collectanea Medica i. ii. 13/2 I herewith once cured a drunken Gossip..of a hot, scalding, excoriating humor that fell into her legs. 1828 New-Hampsh. Statesman & Concord Reg. 1 Mar. This disgraceful transaction brought on the terrorists a caustic and excoriating attack from Mr Burges. 1983 N.Y. Times 27 Mar. ii. 28/6 The lyrics are witless clichés that lack the excoriating humor and comic detail that animate Mr. Zappa's observations. 1998 G. Moran Silencing Scientists & Scholars ix. 108 The coauthors of the dubious article neither received excoriating attacks, or [sic] were they dismissed nor ridiculed by their peers. < as lemmas |
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