slashing
adjective
[ ˈslaʃɪŋ ]
• vigorously incisive or effective.
• "a slashing magazine attack on her"
Similar:
devastating,
withering,
blistering,
extremely critical,
searing,
scorching,
fierce,
ferocious,
savage,
severe,
stinging,
biting,
cutting,
incisive,
mordant,
trenchant,
virulent,
caustic,
vitriolic,
scornful,
sharp,
bitter,
acid,
harsh,
unsparing,
mordacious,
slash
verb
• cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword.
• "for what felt like hours we climbed behind the trackers slashing the undergrowth ahead"
Similar:
cut (open),
gash,
slit,
split open,
lacerate,
knife,
hack,
make an incision in,
score,
rip,
tear,
rend,
• lash, whip, or thrash.
• "slash him with bridle-reins and dog-whips!"
Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps imitative, or from Old French esclachier ‘break in pieces’. The noun dates from the late 16th century.
