dashed

Verb

past participle of dash

Adjective

(comparative more dashed, superlative most dashed)

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.

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Sentence Examples

She dashed out the door and jumped into the car.
She dashed around, pausing to gape at the storm as she closed each window securely against its fury.
She dashed off to her room to retrieve it.
No one knows how he escaped being dashed to pieces.
He cupped his hand and dashed water into her face.

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