dashing

[ 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.

  1. showy; stylish.

Origin of dashing

1
First recorded in 1800–05; dash1 + -ing2

Other words from dashing

  • dash·ing·ly, adverb

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How to use dashing in a sentence

  • It was trimmed very dashingly with black feathers, imitation jet, and a little puff of plush—robin's-egg blue.

    Vandover and the Brute | Frank Norris
  • It was not alone his courage and audacious will that enabled him to career so dashingly among his compeers.

    The Oregon Trail | Francis Parkman, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for dashing

dashing

/ (ˈdæʃɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. spirited; lively: a dashing young man

  2. stylish; showy: a dashing hat

Derived forms of dashing

  • dashingly, adverb

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