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dashed

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As an adjective, dashed means made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.

Meanings of dashed

3 meanings

verb

Past participle of dash

adjective

  1. of a lineMade up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.

  2. Having gaps or spaces

    “sign on the dotted line”

    Similar: dotted
Older and rare meanings (1)
  1. UKdatedinformaleuphemismDamned.

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

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UKDamned.

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: having gaps or spaces

Words that rhyme with dashed

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crashedsmashedstashedmashedtrashedslashedbashedcashedthrashedflashedsplashedlashedclashedabashedcachedgashed

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