Monday, March 30, 2009
Dictionary Corner #39
Swingeing – adjective (Brit.)
Severe or otherwise extreme: swingeing cuts in expenditure.
- ORIGIN from Old English, ‘shake, shatter’.
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Swingeing – adjective (Brit.)
Swingeing – adjective (Brit.)
