scathingadjective
uk/ˈskeɪ.ðɪŋ/us/ˈskeɪ.ðɪŋ/criticizing someone or something in a severe and unkind way:
scathing criticism
He was very scathing about the report, saying it was inaccurate.
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Critical & uncomplimentary
- a cheap shot idiom
- acidulous
- astringent
- censorious
- critical
- critically
- damning
- deprecating
- disapproving
- disparaging
- hard-hitting
- ill
- pejorative
- pointed
- snidely
- sniffy
- uncomplimentary
- venomous
- vitriol
- withering
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scathingly
adverb uk/ˈskeɪ.ðɪŋ.li/us/ˈskeɪ.ðɪŋ.li/
She spoke scathingly of the poor standard of work done by her predecessor.