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Synonyms
scath·ing (skā́THĭng)

adjective 

  1. Bitterly denunciatory; harshly critical: “a scathing tract on the uselessness of war” (Pierre Brodin)
  2. Harmful or painful; injurious.

derivatives

scath́ing·ly
adverb
scathe (skāTH)

[Middle English skathen, from Old Norse skadha.]

transitive verb: scathed, scath·ing, scathes. 

  1. To harm or injure, especially by fire.
  2. To criticize or denounce severely; excoriate.

noun 

Harm or injury.