scathingness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

scathing +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

scathingness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being scathing.
    • 2003, Jefferey Simons, Silverpowdered olivetrees: reading Joyce in Spain:
      For all his scathingness, and despite his unremitting intellect, Mr. Joyce was a romantic when it came to women.
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