Verb newspaper cartoonists scathed the lecherous governor with a series of cruel caricatures
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Verb
Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football debates always seem to scathe a few players in the new, with last Monday’s discussions centred around Newcastle forward Dwight Gayle.SI.com, 13 Feb. 2018
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English skathe, from Old Norse skathi; akin to Old English sceatha injury, Greek askēthēs unharmed