The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MORDANT , but the solution may also be ACERBIC which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Scathing crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MORDANT | 17 % | 7 |
| ACID | 17 % | 4 |
| CAUSTIC | 17 % | 7 |
| POISONPEN | 17 % | 9 |
| ACERB | 17 % | 5 |
| ACERBIC | 17 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scathing
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- vituperative
- critical
- bitter
- sharp
- violent
- vitriolic
- unsparing
- acerbic
- trenchant
- sarcastic
- dismissive
- caustic
Crossword Answer definitions
MORDANT noun- Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
- Any corrosive substance used in etching.
- A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.
- To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant.
- Having or showing a sharp or critical quality
- Serving to fix a dye to a fibre.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result MORDANT
- Sharply sarcastic, as wit
- Biting
- Sarcastic.
- Cutting.
- Bitterly sarcastic.
- Sarcastic, as speech, wit, etc.
- Scathing
- Caustic in manner
- Bitingly sarcastic
- Sharply sarcastic
More clues leading to the result ACID
- Amino, boric, or citric
- Etcher's need
- Litmus reddener
- Nitric or sulfuric
- Bitter
- Etching fluid
- Kind of test
- Tangy
- Test type
- Word with rock or rain
More clues leading to the result CAUSTIC
- Biting or corrosive
- Incisively sarcastic
- Tart
- Like a sharp sense of humor
- Scathing
- Hardly conciliatory
- Biting
- Corrosive
- Sharp-tongued.
- Biting.