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swingeing(dictionary)

swingeing (iou)



swingeing adjective & adverb. M16.
[In sense A.1 after SWINGE noun; in other senses from SWINGE verb1 + -ING2.]
A. adjective.
Powerful, authoritative. Only in M16.
Very great in size, amount, or effect; huge, far-reaching, esp. in severity. L16.
B. Castle He introduced swingeing increases in taxation. Wine They needed..a bit of sweetness to balance their swingeing acidity.
b. adverb. Hugely, immensely. L17.
swingeingly adverb hugely, immensely L17.