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slashing
slash·ing S0464500 (slăsh′ĭng)adj.1. Bitingly critical or satiric: slashing wit.2. Dashing; pelting: a slashing hailstorm.3. Brilliant; intense: slashing colors.n. The act of swinging a stick at an opponent in ice hockey or lacrosse, in violation of the rules. slash′ing·ly adv.slashing (ˈslæʃɪŋ) adjaggressively or harshly critical (esp in the phrase slashing attack) ˈslashingly advslash•ing (ˈslæʃ ɪŋ) n. 1. a slash. 2. the illegal swinging of the stick at an opponent, as in ice hockey or lacrosse. adj. 3. sweeping; cutting. 4. violent; severe: a slashing wind. 5. vivid; flashing; brilliant. [1590–1600] slash′ing•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | slashing - as if striking with slashing blows; "his slashing demon-ridden cadenza"dynamic, dynamical - characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm" |
slashingadjectiveSo sharp as to cause mental pain:acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, stinging, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic.TranslationsIdiomsSeeslashslashing
slashing[′slash·iŋ] (textiles) The stiffening of warp yarn before the spinning operation, using a solution of oil and starch. slashing
Synonyms for slashingadj so sharp as to cause mental painSynonyms- acerbic
- acid
- acidic
- acrid
- astringent
- biting
- caustic
- corrosive
- cutting
- mordacious
- mordant
- pungent
- scathing
- sharp
- stinging
- trenchant
- truculent
- vitriolic
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