Nice and Scathing

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Nice adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.

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Scathing is an antonym for nice.

Nearby Words: nicety, nicely

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

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Nice is an antonym for scathing in nasty topic.

Nearby Words: scathe, scathed, scathingly

The quotes start out saying nice things about the movies, then become vague, then scathing, then outright ridiculous.

Source: Quote Mine
The feminist website Heartless Bitches International has a very scathing and controversial article about why certain Nice Guys can never get dates or sustain long-term relationships.

Source: Nice Guys Finish Last
Licked by the Dog: Stinky is a lazy, scathing, and probably murderous individual, and yet Sal her browbeaten, long suffering, but all around nice guy chef likes her enough to start a relationship with her, so she can't be ALL that bad.

Source: Video Game / Sam & Max: Freelance Police

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