dashed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæʃt/
• Rhymes: -æʃt

Verb

dashed

1. past participle of dash

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, dated, informal, euphemistic) Damned.

   It's a dashed shame that Tarquin failed all his A-levels — we were hoping to get him into Oxford.

   • 1824, "Kiddywinkle History, No. II", Blackwood's Magazine (15, May 1824) p. 540

     I'll be dashed if I gan another step for less 'an oaf.

   • 1939, P. G. Wodehouse, Uncle Fred in the Springtime Chapter 8

     I'll be dashed if I squash in with any domestic staff.

Usage notes

• Dashed in the sense of "damned" is associated with the old-fashioned upper class.

Synonyms

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

See also

• dotted

Anagrams

• shaded