dashy

American  

[dash-ee] / ˈdæʃ i /

adjective

dashier, dashiest

1. showy; stylish; dashing.

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Etymology

Origin of dashy

First recorded in 1815–25; dash ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Mrs. Jeremy," exclaimed the doctor; "what is there delightful, I want to know, in travelling about with an arrogant old tyrant, his blind daughter, upstart dashy wife, and her two fine-lady nieces?

From The Lamplighter by Cummins, Maria S.

And Laura set the dashy little thing with its head on one side, and held it up coquettishly.

From Real Folks by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)

In many colleges, when one is either dashy, or dressed more than ordinarily, he is said to cut a splurge.

From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer

It was a visitor, and he came alone—a young fellow of dashy appearance, handsome black hair and whiskers, and very black eyes.

From Cudjo's Cave by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)

It was a dashy barouche, drawn by a glossy-black span, and occupied by two ladies and a lapdog.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 by Various