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slashing — [slashiŋ] adj. 1. severe; merciless; violent 2. dashing; spirited 3. Informal huge [a slashing success] n. 1. the act of one that slashes 2. SLASH1 (n. 4 & 5) … English World dictionary
slashing — slashingly, adv. /slash ing/, n. 1. a slash. adj. 2. sweeping; cutting. 3. violent; severe: a slashing wind. 4. dashing; impetuous. 5. vivid; flashing; brilliant. 6. Informal. very large or fine; splendid: a slashing fortune. [1590 1600; SLASH1 + … Universalium
slashing — /ˈslæʃɪŋ/ (say slashing) noun 1. slash. –adjective 2. sweeping; cutting. 3. violent; severe. 4. severely critical or sarcastic. 5. dashing; impetuous. 6. Colloquial very large or fine: a slashing fortune. –slashingly, adverb …
Slashing — Slash Slash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slashing}.] [OE. slaschen, of uncertain origin; cf. OF. esclachier to break, esclechier, esclichier, to break, and E. slate, slice, slit, v. t.] 1. To cut by striking violently and at… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slashing — I. adjective Date: 1593 1. incisively satiric or critical 2. driving, pelting 3. vivid, brilliant • slashingly adverb II. noun Date: 1576 … New Collegiate Dictionary
slashing — slash•ing [[t]ˈslæʃ ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) a slash 2) spo the illegal swinging of the stick at an opponent, as in ice hockey or lacrosse 3) sweeping; cutting 4) violent; severe: a slashing wind[/ex] 5) vivid; flashing; brilliant • Etymology: 1590–1600… … From formal English to slang
slashing — Synonyms and related words: abscission, acid, amputation, biting, burr, butchering, chiseling, chopping, cleavage, corrosive, cross hatching, cutting, demitint, dichotomy, driving, effective, engravement, engraving, enucleation, etch, etching,… … Moby Thesaurus
slashing — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. harsh, brutal, vicious; see cruel 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective So sharp as to cause mental pain: acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent,… … English dictionary for students
slashing — slash·ing || slæʃɪŋ n. slash, gash, cut; cutting, gashing; quick and easy method for clearing areas of forest adj. of someone or something that slashes; critical, sarcastic; driving, pelting; vivid, intense, strong; cool, amazing (Slang)… … English contemporary dictionary
slashing — 1) hassling 2) lashings … Anagrams dictionary
