scathing
adjective
scath·ing
ˈskā-ṯẖiŋ 
: bitterly severe
a scathing condemnation
scathingly
adverb
Examples of scathing in a Sentence
a scathing review of the book
a scathing rebuttal of the latest theory concerning the assassination
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Last year, the White House instituted Cyber Safety Review Board published a report on the breach that was scathing in its criticism of Microsoft.
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
In his new interview with Andrew Callaghan, Hunter offered a particularly scathing takedown of George Clooney, who famously penned an op-ed for The New York Times in July 2024 that publicly urged Biden to drop out of the race.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 July 2025
Background: In 2023, a senior NYPD official wrote a scathing internal audit after finding that CRT officers were wrongfully stopping New Yorkers and failing to document the incidents.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 17 July 2025
Other administration officials have been much more direct, sometimes scathing in their broadsides at Powell.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
In his new interview with Andrew Callaghan, Hunter offered a particularly scathing takedown of George Clooney, who famously penned an op-ed for The New York Times in July 2024 that publicly urged Biden to drop out of the race.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 July 2025
Background: In 2023, a senior NYPD official wrote a scathing internal audit after finding that CRT officers were wrongfully stopping New Yorkers and failing to document the incidents.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 17 July 2025
Other administration officials have been much more direct, sometimes scathing in their broadsides at Powell.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for scathing
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“Scathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scathing. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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