withering
/ˈwɪðəɹɪŋ/ adjective C2- Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction. · The D-Day troops came under withering fire.
- Diminishing rapidly. · The playboy seemed oblivious to his withering fortune as he continued in his decadent lifestyle.
- Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way. · Jane's mother in law gave her a withering look.· He made withering remarks about his adversary.
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Of course it is of no consequence,” he added, with a withering smile.
Madame Danglars surveyed her husband with a look of withering contempt.
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