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SLASHINGLY

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slash⋅ing

  [slash-ing]
–noun
1. a slash.
–adjective
2. sweeping; cutting.
3. violent; severe: a slashing wind.
4. dashing; impetuous.
5. vivid; flashing; brilliant.
6. Informal. very large or fine; splendid: a slashing fortune.
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Origin:
1590–1600; slash 1 + -ing 1 , -ing 2

Related forms:
slash⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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slash·ing   (slāsh'ĭng)   
adj.  

  1. Bitingly critical or satiric: slashing wit.

  2. Dashing; pelting: a slashing hailstorm.

  3. Brilliant; intense: slashing colors.

n.  The act of swinging a stick at an opponent in ice hockey or lacrosse, in violation of the rules.
slash'ing·ly adv.
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