Sweepingness

Sweepingness
Sweeping Sweep"ing, a. Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority; a sweeping accusation. -- {Sweep"ing*ly}, adv. -{Sweep"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • sweepingness — sweep·ing·ness …   English syllables

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