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dashed

1 American  
[dasht] / dæʃt /

adjective

  1. made up of dashes: dash.

    a dashed line down the middle of the road.
dashed 2 American  
[dasht] / dæʃt /

adjective

Chiefly British.

  1. (used as a euphemism) damned.

    dashed impudence; dashed bad luck.

Other Word Forms

  • dashedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of dashed1

First recorded in 1640–50; dash 1 + -ed 2

Origin of dashed2

First recorded in 1640–50; dash 2 + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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After the talks, any hopes of a rapid de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East appear to have been dashed.

From Barron's

I speeded up as Sal dashed ahead, squeezing through the screen door before me.

From Literature

Jeremy waited until she had closed the door, then dashed for his own room.

From Literature

As it happened, his hopes of winning big in Sheffield were somewhat dashed by some good fortune elsewhere.

From BBC

For those who had their Super Bowl dreams dashed by the Patriots in the past, there are some uneasy similarities with how Vrabel and Maye have emulated the Brady and Belichick axis.

From BBC

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