English
Pronunciation
rhymes|æ�t
Verb
dashed
- past participle of|dash
Adjective
en-adj
- Of a line, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
- UK|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
sense|line broken
sense|damned darned i|especially US
See also
dotted
fi:dashed
te:dashed
vi:dashed
zh:dashed
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