scathingly

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a scathing manner; severely; hurtfully.

Phrases & Collocations

criticize scathingly

remark scathingly

Example Sentences

She criticized his work scathingly.

The reviewer wrote a scathingly negative review of the film.

He spoke scathingly about his former boss.

The politician responded scathingly to the accusations.

Her scathingly sarcastic remarks offended many people.

The journalist's scathingly honest article exposed the truth.

The professor's scathingly critical feedback left the students feeling discouraged.

She looked at him scathingly, her eyes filled with contempt.

The scathingly cold wind cut through their jackets.

His scathingly accurate observations made everyone uncomfortable.

Real-world Examples

" If you don't know, " said Ron scathingly, " I'm not going to tell you."

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" Of course not, " said Hermione scathingly, before Harry could answer.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" You only like him because he's handsome, " said Ron scathingly. said Hermione indignantly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" Yeah, that's right, smarm up to him, Malfoy, " said Ron scathingly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" So the Daily Prophet exists to tell people what they want to hear, does it? " said Hermione scathingly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" Twitchy little ferret, aren't you, Malfoy? " said Hermione scathingly, and she, Harry, and Ron went up the marble staircase laughing heartily.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" Perhaps the diamond mines have suddenly appeared again, " said Lavinia, scathingly.

Source: The Little Princess (Original Version)

Lavinia" —scathingly—" the sound you just made was extremely like a snort.

Source: The Little Princess (Original Version)

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