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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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Ireland, who beat Scotland 43-21 earlier on Saturday to seal the Triple Crown, saw their dreams of celebrating the title in Dublin dashed in the final few seconds of the tournament.

From BBC

He dashed into the house while the smell of hose water and burning plastic drifted up over the patio.

From Literature

Lamin then dashed next door to the Subway sandwich shop to get help.

From BBC

He dashed out of the administrative building and jumped into a golf cart, racing across the school’s sprawling campus to the location identified in the alert, the “E” girls’ bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even Biddy, our hen, and her two sisters were clucking as they dashed back and forth on the earthen floor.

From Literature

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