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Webster 1828 Edition
Dashed
DASH'ED
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Definition 2024
dashed
dashed
English
Verb
dashed
- past participle of dash
Adjective
dashed (comparative more dashed, superlative most dashed)
- Of a line, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
- (Britain, informal) A euphemism for damned.
- It's a dashed shame that Tarquin failed all his A-levels — we were hoping to get him into Oxford.
Usage notes
- Dashed in the sense of "damned" is considered to be upper-class or somewhat old-fashioned.