scathingly

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. de manera mordaz; severamente; de manera hiriente.

Phrases & Collocations

criticize scathingly

criticar con saña

remark scathingly

comentar con saña

Example Sentences

She criticized his work scathingly.

Ella criticó su trabajo con saña.

The reviewer wrote a scathingly negative review of the film.

El crítico escribió una reseña mordazmente negativa de la película.

He spoke scathingly about his former boss.

Él habló con saña sobre su antiguo jefe.

The politician responded scathingly to the accusations.

El político respondió con saña a las acusaciones.

Her scathingly sarcastic remarks offended many people.

Sus comentarios sarcásticamente mordaces ofendieron a muchas personas.

The journalist's scathingly honest article exposed the truth.

El artículo honestamente mordaz del periodista expuso la verdad.

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

La crítica mordazmente crítica del profesor dejó a los estudiantes sintiéndose desanimados.

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

Lo miró con saña, con los ojos llenos de desprecio.

The scathingly cold wind cut through their jackets.

El viento, que hacía un frío mordaz, les traspasaba las chaquetas.

His scathingly accurate observations made everyone uncomfortable.

Sus observaciones increíblemente precisas incomodaron a todos.

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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