dashed

dashed
a) Of a line, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.

Its a dashed shame that Tarquin failed all his A-levels — we were hoping to get him into Oxford.

b) A euphemism for damned.

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  • dashed — index disappointed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Dashed — Dash Dash (d[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dashing}.] [Of. Scand. origin; cf. Dan daske to beat, strike, Sw. & Icel. daska, Dan. & Sw. dask blow.] 1. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dashed — dashed1 /dasht/, adj. made up of dashes: a dashed line down the middle of the road. [1640 50; DASH1 + ED2] dashed2 dashedly /dash id lee/, adv. /dasht/, adj., adv. Chiefly Brit. (used as a euphemism) damned: dashed impudence; dashed bad luck.… …   Universalium

  • dashed — un·dashed; dashed; …   English syllables

  • dashed — adj. Dashed is used with these nouns: ↑arrow, ↑hope, ↑line …   Collocations dictionary

  • dashed — adjective Brit. informal, dated used for emphasis: it s a dashed shame …   English new terms dictionary

  • dashed — adjective (only before noun) BrE old fashioned used to emphasize what you are saying: Harry talked dashed nonsense all evening …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • dashed hopes — index pessimism Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • dashed curve — brūkšniuotoji linija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. dashed curve; dashed line vok. gestrichelte Linie, f rus. линейный пунктир, m; штриховой пунктир, m pranc. ligne en trait pointillé, f; ligne en trait ponctué, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • dashed line — brūkšniuotoji linija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. dashed curve; dashed line vok. gestrichelte Linie, f rus. линейный пунктир, m; штриховой пунктир, m pranc. ligne en trait pointillé, f; ligne en trait ponctué, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

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