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slashing

slash·ing [ sláshing ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. sports illegal act in hockey and lacrosse: the illegal striking or swinging of a stick at an opposing player in hockey or lacrosse

2.  (plural slash·ings) cutting attack: an act of attacking and cutting somebody with a blade



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. critical: aggressively critical

2. reducing: severely reducing or shortening something
make slashing cuts to the budget


slash·ing·ly adverb
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