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Swingeing

adjective
1.
Severe; punishingly bad.  "Swingeing damages awarded by the judge"






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"Swingeing" Quotes from Famous Books



... thrashed, she began to cry him mercy, imploring him not to kill her, and adding that henceforth his will should be to her for law. But still Giosefo gave not over, but with ever fresh fury dealt her mighty swingeing blows, now about the ribs, now on the haunches, now over the shoulders; nor had he done with the fair lady, until, in short, he had left never a bone or other part of her person whole, and he was fairly spent. Then, returning to Melisso:—"To-morrow," quoth he, "we shall ...
— The Decameron, Vol. II. • Giovanni Boccaccio



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