Dashed

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English

Verb form

dashed

  1. Past tense and past participle of to dash.

Adjective

dashed

  1. Of a line, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
  2. (UK, informal) A euphemism for damned.
    It's a dashed shame that Tarquin failed all his A-levels — we were hoping to get him into Oxford.

Usage notes

  • Dashed in the sense of "damned" is considered to be upper-class or somewhat old-fashioned.

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