adj. 25B6; adjective WITHERING, blistering, searing, devastating, fierce, ferocious, savage, severe, stinging, biting, cutting, mordant, trenchant, virulent, caustic, vitriolic, scornful, sharp, bitter, harsh, unsparing; formal mordacious.
mild.
SCATHING
Meaning of SCATHING in English
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