scaldingly
With searing heat
Scaldingly means with intense, burning heat—literally or figuratively.
Water can be scaldingly hot, but the word more often intensifies criticism or rebuke: a scaldingly honest review, scaldingly dismissive.
The figurative use suggests heat that burns on contact.
Extremely intense or severe
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- searingBrowning with intense heat
- steamingReleasing hot vapor
piping · burning · broiling · sizzling · roasting · sweltering · blazing · parching
Harshly critical or cold
- scathingSeverely and bitingly critical
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- witheringDrying and declining
- excoriatingSeverely denouncing or censuring
acerbic · cutting · harsh · brutal · savage · merciless · devastating · blistering
Combustion in progress
- stingingCausing sharp pain
- smartingExperiencing sharp pain
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
searing · throbbing · aching · tender · inflamed · reddened · irritated · scorched
To an intense degree
- intenselyWith extreme force
- ferociouslyIn a savage manner
- fiercelyWith intense aggression
- searinglyWith intense burning heat
blisteringly · devastatingly · overwhelmingly · unbearably · punishingly · brutally · mercilessly · savagely
blistering
Extremely intense or severe
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- searingBrowning with intense heat
steaming · piping · burning · broiling · sizzling · roasting · sweltering · blazing · parching · torrid
biting
Harshly critical or cold
- scathingSeverely and bitingly critical
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- witheringDrying and declining
excoriating · acerbic · cutting · harsh · brutal · savage · merciless · devastating · blistering · searing
burning
Combustion in progress
blistering · searing · throbbing · aching · tender · inflamed · reddened · irritated · scorched · hurt
extremely
To an intense degree
- intenselyWith extreme force
- ferociouslyIn a savage manner
- fiercelyWith intense aggression
searingly · blisteringly · devastatingly · overwhelmingly · unbearably · punishingly · brutally · mercilessly · savagely · excruciatingly
scaldinglymildly
In a gentle way
tepidly · lukewarmly · moderately · gently · slightly
- scalding waterExtremely hot H2O
- scalding hotHot enough to burn