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dashed

1

[ dasht ]

adjective

  1. made up of dashes: dash:

    a dashed line down the middle of the road.



dashed

2

[ dasht ]

adjective

Chiefly British.
  1. (used as a euphemism) damned:

    dashed impudence; dashed bad luck.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 岹·· [dash, -id-lee], adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dashed1

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

Origin of dashed2

First recorded in 1640–50; dash 2 + -ed 2
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While there's been no lack of trying to soften the blows for the UK, the government's hopes have been dashed already.

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It dashed hopes in some countries, such as the UK, that thought they might float under the radar, though many are still hoping eventually to work out some sort of deal.

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Then again, maybe that hope is merely a rite of spring, to be dashed during the long summer grind.

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Now dashed, she said, is her family’s dream of a reunion in the United States.

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The family went for a look, but the otter then dashed inside and proceeded to knock things off shelves, and even went inside a wall-mounted kitchen cupboard.

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