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“scathing”
scathing (adjective), more scathing, most scathing
1. Referring to bitterly severe remark: The local newspaper made a scathing review of the drama.
2. Conveying harmful, injurious, or searing and severely critical rebukes: The coach was making scathing criticisms to his football players after they lost the game to a competing team.
3. Etymology: from Old Norse skathi, "damage, harm."
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2. Conveying harmful, injurious, or searing and severely critical rebukes: The coach was making scathing criticisms to his football players after they lost the game to a competing team.
3. Etymology: from Old Norse skathi, "damage, harm."