adjective
- severely critical; harshly condemning
Examples
- The critic wrote a scathing review of the new movie.
- Her scathing remarks about his performance left him speechless.
- The report contained scathing criticism of the company’s practices.
- He delivered a scathing attack on his opponent’s policies.
- The teacher’s scathing comments on the essay motivated the student to improve.
- The newspaper published a scathing editorial about government corruption.