swingeing
adjective/ˈswɪndʒɪŋ/
/ˈswɪndʒɪŋ/
[usually before noun] (British English)- large and likely to cause people problems, especially financial problems
- swingeing cuts in benefits
- swingeing tax increases
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- extremely critical of somebody/something
- a swingeing attack on government policy
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