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Summary

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scathing:
- Wiktionary:
  scathing → cinglant, acerbe
- Synonyms for "scathing":
  blistering; scalding; vituperative; critical

English

Detailed Translations for scathing from English to French

scathing:

Translation Matrix for scathing:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	vituperative

Synonyms for "scathing":

blistering; scalding; vituperative; critical

Related Definitions for "scathing":

marked by harshly abusive criticism¹
- his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists¹

Wiktionary Translations for scathing:

scathing

adjective

harshly or bitterly critical
- scathing → cinglant
harmful or painful
- scathing → acerbe

scathing

adjective

(figuré) Cruel, impitoyable, en parlant d'un ton, d’une parole, d’un propos
- acerbe → scathing
Caractérise une élocution courroucée, voire violente, qui n'appelle aucune réponse de la part du destinataire.
- cinglant → scathing

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