scathingly
- a word derived from scathing.
Example Sentences
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Lawyer and activist Raul Orduna was scathingly critical of the government's environmental policy.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
They can be scathingly ironic, alert to every hypocrisy that corroborates their cynical worldview, and even seductive in a perverse, power-mad way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
Colbert had previously been scathingly critical of Trump on air.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
The film exists as a record of time, and a scathingly accurate one at that.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025
Ron looked as though he would have liked to reply scathingly, but perhaps he didn’t want another row, because he contented himself with shaking his head disbelievingly while Hermione wasn’t looking.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
