adjective
- extremely large, severe, or forceful
Usage: British English; informal
Examples
- The government imposed swingeing cuts to the education budget.
- She faced swingeing criticism for her controversial remarks.
- The company announced swingeing job losses across all departments.
- Motorists will face swingeing fines for parking violations.
- The new tax represents a swingeing blow to small businesses.
- He received a swingeing defeat in the election.