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dashed

1

[ dasht ]

adjective

  1. made up of dashes: dash:

    a dashed line down the middle of the road.



dashed

2

[ dasht ]

adjective

, Chiefly British.
  1. (used as a euphemism) damned:

    dashed impudence; dashed bad luck.

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Other Words From

  • dash·ed·ly [dash, -id-lee], adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dashed1

First recorded in 1640–50; dash 1 + -ed 2

Origin of dashed2

First recorded in 1640–50; dash 2 + -ed 2

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Example Sentences

While there’s some scatter, the pattern of better results in late afternoon is very pronounced, with a lot of thick, dark, non-dashed lines.

They all immediately dashed out to their car to catch the bad guys.

Johnson dashed into the base and called to his partner, 23-year-old Tantania Alexander.

But, those hopes were to be dashed about five weeks into my college career.

I think with that generation, so many of their hopes have been so dashed that nihilism is really a natural response.

Then a string of missteps, some self-inflicted by the White House, dashed any hope the House might act.

A wise man hateth not the commandments and justices, and he shall not be dashed in pieces as a ship in a storm.

But, as the keel of the boats touched bottom, each boat-load dashed into the water and then into the enemy's fire.

The men arrived in very bad condition, and many of them blinded with the salt water which had dashed into their eyes.

While you were admiring the long roll of the wave, a sudden spray would be dashed over you, and make you catch your breath!

The villain Longcluse, and the whole fabric of his machinations, may be dashed in pieces by a word.

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