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witheringly

/ˈwɪðɝɪŋli/ adv

In a withering manner.

Word Origin From Old English widrian 'to blow, scatter, wither' — originally, to wither was to be exposed to weather, to dry up in the wind. The root is the same as weather, from PIE *we- 'to blow.' So witheringly means in a drying, blighting manner. You can almost feel the scorching wind in a withering glance. The -ing and -ly suffixes make it an adverb from the present participle.

adv In a withering manner.

The critic spoke witheringly of the amateurish performance.

(副词) 尖刻地；挖苦地；讽刺地

评论家对业余的表演进行了尖刻的批评。

(adverbio) de manera fulminante; mortificantemente; hirientemente; con mirada fulminante [De manera fulminante o mortificante.]

El crítico habló de forma fulminante sobre la actuación amateur.

(adverbe) cinglante; mordante; caustiquement; acerbement [D'une manière mordante et dévastatrice, propre à faire honte ou à décourager.]

Le critique a parlé *witheringly* de la performance amateur.

(Adverb) vernichtend; verächtlich [Auf eine vernichtende, scharfe oder demütigende Weise; so, dass es jemanden einschüchtert oder bloßstellt.]

Der Kritiker sprach **witheringly** über die dilettantische Aufführung.

(副詞) 痛烈に、圧倒するような辛辣さで。

批評家はその素人っぽい演技について手厳しくこきおろした。

(advérbio) de modo depreciativo; com desdém; mordazmente; de maneira fulminante [De maneira depreciativa ou mordaz.]

O crítico falou com desprezo da performance amadora.

Synonyms: scornfully contemptuously harshly severely devastatingly critically disdainfully cuttingly Antonyms: kindly gently warmly approvingly
Word parts: wither + ing + ly

Related words

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