ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Slashy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈslæʃi/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Slashy is an adjective meaning Involving lots of cutting with blades, or swordwork.

Meaning

Involving lots of cutting with blades, or swordwork.

More Meanings

  1. resembling a slash (the punctuation mark)
  2. wet, having wet ground, slushy
  3. making a movement akin to swiping a sword.
  4. darting, running in a zigzag motion
  5. of a work of art, done in the style that suggests the painter was slashing the canvas with a paintbrush
  6. slushy, very romantic
  7. (fandom slang) Characteristic of or related to slash fiction.

Example Sentences

The grounds were slashy, there being a heavy shower in the afternoon. Play with barefoot was difficult.
Fans of all things feathered and slashy have the rest of the month to obtain a PSP, if they don't yet have one.
Italy's Rinaldo Ruetti mastered a slashy, water-logged bobsled run today and took a substantial lead in the world two-man championships
Blade Warriors the game reviewed today is the first Onimusha game to come with a play style of its own It is a slashy fighting game with clanging swords

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include swordlike, blady, cutty, snithy, rapierlike, shearlike.

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