scathing

UK
/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/
US
/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/
scathingadjective
more scathing
Comp.
most scathing
Super.
UK
/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/
US
/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/
Translations
The critic wrote a scathing review of the movie.
Критик написал язвительный отзыв о фильме.
Her scathing remarks left him speechless.
Её едкие замечания оставили его безмолвным.
The report was scathing in its assessment of the company's practices.
Отчёт был разгромным в своей оценке практик компании.
Definitions
Bitterly scornful or fiercely critical.
The journalist's scathing report exposed widespread corruption.
scathinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/
US
/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/
Used as the present participle of the verb "scathe" with adjectival meaning.
Definitions
Present participle of "scathe", meaning 'causing or capable of causing harm, injury, or scorching' (archaic or literary).
Scathing flames leapt from the burning rafters.
scatheverb

scathing

Gerund

scathed
Past Simple
scathed
Past Participle
scathing
Gerund
UK
/skeɪð/
US
/skeɪð/
Translations
The harsh words were meant to scathe him.
Жестокие слова были предназначены, чтобы ранить его.
The storm did not scathe the old tree.
Шторм не повредил старое дерево.
Additional translations
Definitions
To harm or injure someone or something.
The harsh criticism was meant to scathe the author's reputation.
scathegerund / present participle

scathing

Form “scathing” is widely used as an adjective meaning ‘severely critical’.
Definitions
Severely critical; caustic; withering in condemnation.
The senator delivered a scathing critique of the proposed legislation.
scathenoun
Definitions
Harm or injury.
The storm left the village in a state of scathe, with many homes damaged.
scathepast participle
Definitions
Harmed, injured, or damaged.
Several coastal villages were scathed by the hurricane.