All 3 Uses of
scathing
in
Heart of Darkness
- I heard a scathing murmur at my ear, 'Heap of muffs—go to.'†
Chpt 1 *
- Glamour urged him on, glamour kept him unscathed.†
Chpt 3
- Suddenly the manager's boy put his insolent black head in the doorway, and said in a tone of scathing contempt— " 'Mistah Kurtz—he dead.'†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(scathing) to severely harm -- especially by fire or through criticism