witheringly

ˈwɪðərɪŋli

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Definition of witheringly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

severely critical

Rare

in a manner that severely criticizes or mocks

Rare

He spoke witheringly of their efforts, dismissing them as amateurish..

bitingly

scathingly

causing to shrivel

Rare

in a manner that causes something to shrivel or fade

Rare

She looked at the wilted flowers witheringly, knowing they wouldn't last the night..

fading

shriveling

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Origin of witheringly

English, wither (to dry up) + -ly (adverbial suffix)

Examples of witheringly in a sentence

The critic wrote witheringly about the new play.
The sun beat down witheringly on the dry landscape.
He spoke witheringly about the failed project.

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French:sèchement, d'un air flétrissant, ...
German:vernichtend, verwelkend, ...
Italian:con disprezzo, in modo disseccante, ...
Spanish:despectivamente, marchitadamente, ...
Portuguese:de forma mordaz, de forma murcha, ...
Chinese:尖刻地, 让...枯萎地, ...
Japanese:辛辣に, 枯れるように, ...
Arabic:بِسُخْرِيَّةٍ لاذِعَة, بِطَرِيقَةٍ تَذْبُل, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה מַשְׁפִּילָה, בְּאוֹפֶן מֵייַבֵּשׁ, ...
Russian:язвительно, увядающе, ...
Ukrainian:принизливо, в'януче, ...
Hindi:तिरस्कारपूर्वक, मुरझाने के तरीके से, ...
Bengali:তীব্রভাবে সমালোচনামূলক, শুকিয়ে যাওয়ার মতো, ...
Catalan:críticament, assecant-se, ...
Czech:jízlivě, tak, že něco vadne, ...
Danish:kritisk, visnende, ...
Dutch:vernietigend, verwelkend, ...
Greek:επικριτικά, μαραίνομαι, ...
Hungarian:megsemmisítően, hervasztóan, ...
Khmer:ដោយចំអកយ៉ាងធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, យ៉ាងធ្វើឱ្យស្វិត, ...
Korean:모욕적으로, 시들게, ...
Persian:به طور تحقیرآمیز, به طور پژمرده, ...
Polish:miażdżąco, usychająco, ...
Portuguese (BR):de forma mordaz, de maneira murcha, ...
Romanian:distrugător, veștejit, ...
Swedish:förkrossande, vissnande, ...
Thai:อย่างทำให้เสียใจ, อย่างเหี่ยวแห้ง, ...
Turkish:aşağılayıcı bir şekilde, kuruyarak, ...
Vietnamese:một cách làm nhục, một cách héo úa, ...

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Adverb

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