dashing

adj, noun — 3 senses

dashing

adj

UK /ˈdæʃɪŋ(ɡ)/

Etymology From Middle English daschande, equivalent to dash + -ing.

1

Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.

2

Chic, fashionable.

All heads turned as the dashing young man entered the room.

Derived terms: dashingly, dashingness, geodashing, undashing

dashing

noun

Etymology From Middle English dasshyng, dasshynge, equivalent to dash + -ing.

1

The action of the verb to dash.

Derived terms: geodashing

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