scathingness

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noun

The quality of being scathing.

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Meanings

nounscathingness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being scathing.

    For all his scathingness, and despite his unremitting intellect, Mr. Joyce was a romantic when it came to women.

    2003, Jefferey Simons, Silverpowdered olivetrees: reading Joyce in Spain

Origin

From scathing + -ness.

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APA

scathingness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scathingness

MLA

“scathingness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scathingness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scathingness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scathingness.

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