withering

adj.
Tending to overwhelm or destroy; devastating: withering sarcasm.

witheringly with'er·ing·ly adv.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
  Synonym: atrophy

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The adjective withering has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
  Synonyms: annihilative, annihilating, devastating

Meaning #2: making light of
  Synonyms: annihilating, devastating

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tilintetgørende, knusende
n. - forvitring, nedbrud

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdorring, verdorrend

Français (French)
adj. - desséchant (la chaleur), plein de mépris, cinglant (une remarque)
n. - dépérissement, atrophie (d'un muscle), déclin (de la beauté), évanouissement (de l'enthousiasme)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schrumpfung, Verwelken
adj. - verwelkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περιφρονητικός

Italiano (Italian)
sprezzo, appassire

Português (Portuguese)
n. - que definha

Русский (Russian)
иссушающий, губительный, опустошительный, испепеляющий (о взгляде)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - en proceso de marchitarse
n. - marchitamiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förintande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使干枯的, 进行干燥处理的, 摧毁的, 干燥处理的物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 使乾枯的, 進行乾燥處理的, 摧毀的
n. - 乾燥處理的物

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 생기를 잃게 하는, 압도적인, 기죽게 하는
n. - 생기를 잃음, 위축됨

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - しおれさせる, たじろがせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مدمر, مهلك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נובל, משתיק, מביך‬
n. - ‮כמישה, התנוונות, היחלשות‬

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