Gracious and Scathing

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Gracious adjective - Showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations.

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Scathing is an antonym for gracious.

Nearby Words: grace, graceful, graciously, gracefully, Gracie

Scathing adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.

Usage example: a scathing rebuttal of the latest theory concerning the assassination

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Gracious is an antonym for scathing.

Nearby Words: scathe, scathed, scathingly

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