scathingness

scathingness

English

Etymology

scathing +‎ -ness

Noun

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.