JLPT N2
痛烈
Scathing or bitterly severe, typically applied to criticism or satire
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痛烈な na-adjective form
痛烈に adverbial form
Na-adjective, Noun
Scathing / Severe / Bitter
Describes words or actions that are intensely sharp, merciless, and piercing, often striking the core of a matter.
Example
その 記事 は 、 政府 の 対応 を 痛烈に 批判 した 。
That article scathingly criticized the government's response.
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