scathingadj.

Brit.

/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/

Etymology: -ing suffix².

1. That scathes or blasts (see scathe v. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > [adjective] > injuriously

burning1382

scathing1794

caustic1863

1794 S. T. Coleridge Monody Death Chatterton (rev. ed.) in T. Chatterton Poems p. xxvii The scathing Lightning.

1814 Ld. Byron Corsair i. x. 13 Mark—how that lone and blighted bosom sears The scathing thought of execrated years!

1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer II. 180 He launches the scathing thunderbolt.

2. Of invective, etc.: Very sharp and damaging; searing, ‘withering’, cutting.

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

1865 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Rationalism I. iii. 276 Week after week he launched from the pulpit the most scathing invectives.

1893 Times 28 Apr. 9/4 Mr. Goschen's speech was a scathing exposure of the contrast between promise and performance.

Derivatives

ˈscathingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [adverb] > severely

scathingly1847

1847 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 14 238 A feeling of his insignificance flashed scathingly on the quivering pride of Robert Anderson.

1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. xxii. 497 That Duke of Savoy whom Milton has made scathingly famous.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scathing
释义	scathingadj. Brit. /ˈskeɪðɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈskeɪðɪŋ/ Etymology: -ing suffix². 1. That scathes or blasts (see scathe v. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > [adjective] > injuriously burning1382 scathing1794 caustic1863 1794 S. T. Coleridge Monody Death Chatterton (rev. ed.) in T. Chatterton Poems p. xxvii The scathing Lightning. 1814 Ld. Byron Corsair i. x. 13 Mark—how that lone and blighted bosom sears The scathing thought of execrated years! 1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer II. 180 He launches the scathing thunderbolt. 2. Of invective, etc.: Very sharp and damaging; searing, ‘withering’, cutting. 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 1865 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Rationalism I. iii. 276 Week after week he launched from the pulpit the most scathing invectives. 1893 Times 28 Apr. 9/4 Mr. Goschen's speech was a scathing exposure of the contrast between promise and performance. Derivatives ˈscathingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [adverb] > severely scathingly1847 1847 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 14 238 A feeling of his insignificance flashed scathingly on the quivering pride of Robert Anderson. 1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. xxii. 497 That Duke of Savoy whom Milton has made scathingly famous. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1794
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