slashing

[slash-ing]

noun

1. a slash.

adjective

1. sweeping; cutting.

2. violent; severe.

   a slashing wind.

3. dashing; impetuous.

4. vivid; flashing; brilliant.

5. Informal.,  very large or fine; splendid.

   a slashing fortune.

slashing

/ ˈslæʃɪŋ /

adjective

1. aggressively or harshly critical (esp in the phrase slashing attack )

Other Word Forms

• slashingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of slashing¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; slash ¹ + -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

And if the report is right, it means the central bank could be making a serious mistake by slashing interest rates too fast and too soon while inflation is still elevated.

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“When they see that others are getting some money from not burning, slashing and making fires, that will mean others will come.”

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The little information about Andrew Carnegie included his taste for “ruthlessly slashing labor costs.”

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In early September, House Republicans proposed slashing more than $5 billion from the $18.4 billion earmarked for Title I, putting at risk reading and math teachers, tutors and classroom technology.

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But to navigate that forest and find a clear solution, one must slash through their hubris with the same nonchalance as an employer slashing you from their payroll.

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