dashy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of dashy
Example Sentences
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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)
The orthodox mode in Russia is to have the shaft horse trotting while the other runs as described; the difference in the motion gives an attractive and dashy appearance to the turnout.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace
Oh, Tibbie, ’t is the most elegant and dashy robing that ever was!
From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester
And I probable wuzn’t so dressy as Miss Sheba, ’tennyrate I hadn’t no crown or septer, a brown straw bunnet and umbrell meetin’ my wants better, but not nigh so dashy lookin’.
From Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands by Holley, Marietta
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)
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