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

Amazon Robotics chief technologist Tye Brady credited AI with slashing the time it took to design, build and deploy Blue Jay by some two-thirds to just slightly more than a year.

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In a country accustomed to economic crisis, Argentines are once again tightening their belts after a brief hopeful period as President Javier Milei made good on his promise of slashing inflation.

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Meta is slashing roughly 600 jobs in its artificial intelligence unit as the tech giant aims to move faster to compete with its rivals.

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Paz, 58, campaigned on slashing public spending, especially on fuel subsidies, and vowed a "capitalism for all" approach to economic reform in a marked shift from the preceding two decades of socialist government.

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Sanberg told potential investors he planned to put $50 million of his own money into the company to support that change, which would include slashing the workforce, according to records reviewed by the Journal.

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