slashing
slashing Lexical Profile
slashing Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Bitterly severe, scathing, or unsparing in criticism or attack.
"The columnist wrote a slashing critique of the municipal budget proposal."
Moving or acting with rapid, vigorous, and sweeping force.
"A slashing rainstorm swept across the coastal highway and reduced visibility."
• noun
The act of cutting with a sweeping stroke, or a drastic reduction in prices, budgets, or personnel.
"The sudden slashing of research funding forced the laboratory to postpone several experiments."
North American In ice hockey and lacrosse, a penalty called for swinging one's stick at an opponent, whether or not contact is made.
"The defenseman received a two-minute minor penalty for slashing during the second period."
An ornamental cut or series of vertical slits in a garment designed to reveal a contrasting lining or undergarment beneath.
"Renaissance portraits frequently depict courtiers wearing velvet sleeves decorated with intricate slashing."