dashed

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æʃt

[edit] Verb

dashed

1. Past participle of dash.

[edit] Adjective

dashed (comparative more dashed, superlative most dashed)

1. Of a line, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
2. (British, 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.

[edit] Usage notes

• Dashed in the sense of "damned" is considered to be upper-class or somewhat old-fashioned.

[edit] Synonyms

• (line): broken
• (damned): darned (especially US)

[edit] See also

• dotted