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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scathe  \Scathe\  (sk[=a][th];  277),  Scath  \Scath\  (sk[a^]th; 
  277),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Scathed}  (sk[=a][th]d  or 
  sk[a^]tht);  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Scathing}  (sk[=a][th]"[i^]ng  or 
  sk[a^]th"-).]  [Icel.  ska[eth]a;  akin  to  AS  scea[eth]an, 
  sce[eth][eth]an,  Dan.  skade,  Sw  skada,  D.  &  G.  schaden,  OHG. 
  scad[=o]n,  Goth.  ska[thorn]jan.] 
  To  do  harm  to  to  injure;  to  damage;  to  waste;  to  destroy. 
 
  As  when  heaven's  fire  Hath  scathed  the  forest  oaks  or 
  mountain  pines.  --Milton. 
 
  Strokes  of  calamity  that  scathe  and  scorch  the  soul. 
  --W.  Irving. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  scathing 
  adj  :  marked  by  harshly  abusive  criticism;  "his  scathing  remarks 
  about  silly  lady  novelists";  "her  vituperative  railing" 
  [syn:  {vituperative}]




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