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slash–and–burn
adjective
: done by cutting down and burning trees and plants in order to clear an area of land and grow crops on it for usually a brief time
: using extremely harsh methods
Full Definition of SLASH-AND-BURN
1
: characterized or developed by felling and burning trees to clear land especially for temporary agriculture
2
: extremely ruthless and unsparing <slash–and–burn tactics> <slash–and–burn criticism>
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First Known Use of SLASH-AND-BURN
1939
Related to SLASH-AND-BURN
- Synonyms
- affectless, callous, case-hardened, cold-blooded, compassionless, desensitized, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, indurate, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, insensitive, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, slash-and-burn, soulless, stony (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic
- Antonyms
- charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted
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