I learned a new word today, but I'm not sure if I like it or not... it sounds a bit painful!
the word is excoriating and it means to tear or wear the skin off, or to censure strongly... denounce.
I learned it by reading that the new musical about Oscar Wilde has been pulled after just one performance. Apparently the reviews were excoriating and it only sold 5 seats for the next day's performance! More info can be found from the Yahoo news article here.
You have to wonder now... just how bad does a musical have to be to be called excoriating....?
Posted by kristen at October 22, 2004 10:21 PM