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DASHINGLY

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dash⋅ing

  [dash-ing]
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–adjective
1. energetic and spirited; lively: a dashing hero.
2. elegant and gallant in appearance and manner: a dashing young cavalry officer.
3. showy; stylish.
Origin:
1800–05; dash 1 + -ing 2

Related forms:
dash⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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dash·ing   (dāsh'ĭng)   
adj.  

  1. Audacious and gallant; spirited.

  2. Marked by showy elegance; splendid: a dashing coat. See Synonyms at fashionable.

dash'ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

dashing 
1801, "given to cutting a dash," (1786), which was a colloquial expression for "acting brilliantly," from dash in the sense of "showy appearance," which is attested from 1715.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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