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scathingadjective marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelingsa scathing rebuttal of the latest theory concerning the assassination acerb, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulous, acrid, barbed, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordant, pungent, sarcastic, sardonic, satiric(or satirical), scalding, sharp, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-mouthed, snarky, tart brisk, cross, sharp-tongued, sour, sourish, spiky(also spikey), tartishincisive, keen, poignant, trenchantcynical, dry, ironic(also ironical), wryfacetious, flippant, tongue-in-cheekacrimonious, bitter, resentful, vitriolicharsh, rough, severe, stringentabrupt, blunt, brusque(also brusk), concise, crisp, curt, gruff, pithy, snippety, snippy, succinct, tersebackhanded, insincere amusing, droll, merry, playful, sportive, waggishgentle, mildblandgood-humored, good-natureddiplomatic, polite, smooth, suave, urbaneaffable, cordial, genial, gracious, hospitable, sociable to criticize harshly and usually publiclynewspaper cartoonists scathed the lecherous governor with a series of cruel caricatures abusing, assailing, attacking, bashing, belaboring, blasting, castigating, excoriating, jumping (on), lambasting, potshotting, savaging, slamming, trashing, vituperating berating, haranguing, harassing, harrying, reviling, scolding, whippingblaspheming, cursing, execrating, imprecating, profaningaffronting, insulting, slurringaspersing, bad-mouthing, belittling, blackguarding, disparaging, putting downlibeling(or libelling), slandering, traducing, vilifyingchastising, chiding, criticizing, lacing (into), rebuking, reprimandingfulminating, lashing (out) beating up on, lighting into, sailing into, tying into acclaiming, commending, complimenting, hailing, lauding, praising adj.caustic, mordant, acrid, scathing mean stingingly incisive.caustic suggests a biting wit.caustic comments mordant suggests a wit that is used with deadly effectiveness.mordant reviews of the play acrid implies bitterness and often malevolence.acrid invective scathing implies indignant attacks delivered with fierce severity.a scathing satire in 1794 |