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dashed

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /dæʃt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æʃt
  • CMU ARPABET: D AE1 SH T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Damned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dated, euphemistic, informal

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

past participle of dash

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having gaps or spaces

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • sign on the dotted line

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dotted

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.