cutting

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkʌtɪŋ/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] the action of cutting something: the cutting of the cake tax-cutting
  • 2 (often cuttings) a piece cut off from something, especially what remains when something is being trimmed or prepared: grass cuttings
  • British an article or other piece cut from a newspaper or periodical: an archive of newspaper cuttings
  • a piece cut from a plant for propagation: take cuttings of Christmas cactus and pot them on
  • 3British an open passage excavated through higher ground for a railway, road, or canal: they found the cutting and scrambled down the slope

adjective

  • capable of cutting something: the cutting blades of the hedge trimmer
  • (of a comment) causing emotional pain; hurtful: a cutting remark
  • (of the wind) bitterly cold: cutting winter winds

Derivatives

cuttingly

adverb