slashing

(-iŋ)

adjective

  1. severe; merciless; violent
  2. dashing; spirited
  3. Informal huge: a slashing success

noun

  1. the act of one that slashes
  2. slash ( & )
  3. Sports the illegal act of swinging the stick at an opponent, as in ice hockey

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See slashing in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Bitingly critical or satiric: slashing wit.
  2. Dashing; pelting: a slashing hailstorm.
  3. Brilliant; intense: slashing colors.
noun
The act of swinging a stick at an opponent in ice hockey or lacrosse, in violation of the rules.

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  • slashˈing·ly adverb

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