scathingly
With biting contempt
Scathingly describes doing something in a harshly critical or bitterly cutting manner: She scathingly dismissed his proposal as amateur hour.
The word suggests criticism delivered with particular sharpness or contempt, meant to wound: The reviewer scathingly compared the film to a kindergarten production.
Harshly bitter and corrosive
- mordantCuttingly critical in expression
- acerbicSharp and biting
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- trenchantSharply perceptive and direct
corrosive · acidulous · biting · cutting · stinging · sharp · barbed · venomous
In severe manner
- severelyIn a harsh manner
- mercilesslyWithout pity or restraint
- unforgivinglyWithout offering pardon
- ruthlesslyWithout pity or compassion
brutally · pitilessly · relentlessly · unsparingly · damning · condemning · denouncing · censuring
Grimly mocking
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
- satiricalMocking through exaggeration
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
- snarkyMockingly critical in tone
contemptuous · sneering · dismissive · disdainful · scornful · ridiculing · lampooning · jeering
vitriolic
Harshly bitter and corrosive
- mordantCuttingly critical in expression
- acerbicSharp and biting
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
trenchant · corrosive · acidulous · biting · cutting · stinging · sharp · barbed · venomous · withering
harshly
In severe manner
- severelyIn a harsh manner
- mercilesslyWithout pity or restraint
- unforgivinglyWithout offering pardon
ruthlessly · brutally · pitilessly · relentlessly · unsparingly · damning · condemning · denouncing · censuring · rebuking
sardonic
Grimly mocking
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
- satiricalMocking through exaggeration
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
snarky · contemptuous · sneering · dismissive · disdainful · scornful · ridiculing · lampooning · jeering · taunting
scathinglygently
In a mild manner
kindly · mildly · softly · tenderly · delicately
scathinglywarmly
With affection shown
lovingly · admiringly · approvingly · affectionately · complimentarily
- scathing rebukeHarsh, severe criticism