dashing
dashing
Definition
dash·ing (das̸h′iŋ)
adjective
- full of dash or spirit; bold and lively
- showy; striking; stylish
dash′·ingly adverb
dashing
Synonyms
dashing
modif.
Bold and lively
Stylish
dapper, jaunty, striking, showy; see fashionable, jaunty.Being dashed; said especially of water
striking, splashing, beating, being hurled against, being blown against, shattering, breaking, crushing, flinging, tossing, rolling, storm-tossed, wind-blown.
dashing
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- hero: He is no dashing hero on a white horse.
- figure: The Team manager, Rupert Lyon, cuts a dashing figure at the Ball!
- officer: Can Lily trust the dashing officer who once broke her heart?
- man: Rise you woman, to praise Allah, Waiting for your dashing young man.
- look: Of course, it could be to do with their dashing good looks - those wrinkles are just sooooo attractive... !
- home: We dived into an entry, and was sort of dashing home when we got to Guthlaxton Street.
Modifying Another Word
- rather: They are painted in a rather dashing red color.
- very: Photo: the Seal of Grimsby shows Grim, the founder of Grimsby, looking very dashing.
- quite: I do the usher thing, and it would appear that I look quite dashing in wedding garb.
- once: Although the only reason worth mentioning him is to see how age has taken it's toll on a once dashing hero.
- daringly: With no stoppage forthcoming, Mark Loram brilliantly reeled in Rico, before daringly dashing past on the back straight of the final lap.
- then: Not all promised assistance is actually delivered, thus raising and then dashing expectations.
Used with adjective complement
- look: Photo: the Seal of Grimsby shows Grim, the founder of Grimsby, looking very dashing.
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