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Adjective: swingeing  swinjing
Usage: Brit
  1. Severe; punishingly bad
    "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"
Verb: swinge (swinged,swingeing)  swinj
  1. Burn superficially or lightly
    - singe

See also: bad

Type of: blacken, char, scorch, sear

Encyclopedia: Swinge