Associations to the word «Scathing»

Wiktionary

SCATHING, adjective. Harshly or bitterly critical
SCATHING, adjective. Harmful or painful; acerbic
SCATHING, verb. Present participle of scathe

Dictionary definition

SCATHING, adjective. Marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis