dashed

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dæʃt/
Rhymes: -æʃt

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, dated, 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.

Synonyms

(line): broken
(damned): darned (especially US)

See also

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Anagrams

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