slashing

American  

[slash-ing] / ˈslæʃ ɪŋ /

noun

1. a slash.

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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 British  

/ ˈslæʃɪŋ /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• slashingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of slashing

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

Example Sentences

“What else could defendants’ decisions to cut funding to specific counterterrorism programming by conspicuous round numbered amounts — including by slashing off the millions-place digits of awarded sums — be if not arbitrary and capricious?”

From Salon

A significant slashing of the federal-funds rate is looking less certain for the new year, but it’s not entirely out of the question.

From MarketWatch

Szabo expects Venezuela's oil exports will fall by nearly half in the coming months, slashing critical foreign currency income from Venezuela's black market sales.

From Barron's

Environmental and fishing groups also oppose the plan, saying the federal government is slashing protections for salmon and other fish that are already struggling.

From Los Angeles Times

The sharp contraction stifled hopes of a coming recovery and built pressure on the central bank to keep slashing interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• caustic
• scathing
• stinging
• withering