0 in a way that criticizes someone or something severely or unkindly:
She spoke scathingly of the poor standard of work done by her predecessor.
Acerbic, hard-hitting, unsentimental and scathingly honest, her take on reality is so potent and even pungent that many poets may seem benign, or even superficial, by comparison.
Other responses to the finale were scathingly negative.
Her novels are known for their wit and intelligence, and one in particular is scathingly autobiographical in describing her unhappy childhood.
The book gained mainstream reviews which were either scathingly dismissive or sympathetic.
The show premiered to scathingly poor reviews from both amateur and professional critics, who found the show drenched in insipid humour and lacking in cohesion.
He was also scathingly critical of the quality of the troops at his disposal, whom he described as, a disgruntled, undisciplined and cowardly crowd.
Everyone has a right to disapprove of and even scathingly criticize a country's politics.
At a fatal accident inquiry into the death of an elderly resident, the sheriff was scathingly critical of regulations governing the ownership and management of such homes.
