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 )

Derived Forms

• ˈslashingly, adverb

Other Words From

• slashing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of slashing¹

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

Example Sentences

But the new coating means that these tools last for a whole week, not just a couple of days, slashing those rebuild costs to around $1.3m per year.

From BBC

They worried companies would pass on the extra labor costs to customers through higher product prices, and would try to save money by laying off staff, slashing employee hours and replacing workers with automation.

From Los Angeles Times

The department was announced by Trump as a cost-cutting bureau focused on slashing "wasteful expenditures," with few details about how his administration intends to make the department an official government body.

From Salon

His plan, he freely said, was radical: slashing the federal work force by 75 percent, 50 percent in Year 1, and eliminating large swaths of the federal government.

From New York Times

There were reports of abuse from candidates including slashing tyres, throwing milkshakes and targeting candidates' families.

From BBC

Related Words

• caustic
• scathing
• stinging
• withering