Swingeing

Verb

1. (archaic) Present participle of swinge

Full definition of swingeing

Adjective

1. (British) large, immense
2. powerful, scathing (a swingeing verbal attack)
• The Economist, June 16th 2012. "Special Report: The melting north", p. 4.Perhaps not since the felling of America's vast forests ... has the world seen such a spectacular environmental change. The consequences for Arctic ecosystems will be swingeing.

Synonyms

• whopping