dashed

/dæʃt/

dashed is the past participle of dash.

Adjective

dashed (comparative more dashed, superlative most dashed)

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

Synonyms:

broken
(UK, dated, euphemistic, informal) Damned.
- It's a dashed shame that Tarquin failed all his A-levels — we were hoping to get him into Oxford.
- I'll be dashed if I gan another step for less 'an oaf.1824 May 15, “Kiddywinkle History, No. II”, in Blackwood's Magazine, page 540
Synonyms:

darned

dash (third-person singular simple present dashes, present participle dashing, simple past and past participle dashed)

(intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
- He dashed across the field.
Synonyms:

bolt, rush, sprint
(informal, intransitive) To leave or depart.
- I have to dash now. See you soon.
Synonyms:

go, take off, 23 skidoo, beat it, bug off, remove, egress, bugger off, book, bounce
(transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
- He dashed the bottle against the bar and turned about to fight.
Synonyms:

beat, whack, bang, baste, batter, belabor, blow, boom-boom, buffet, butt
(transitive) To throw violently.
- The man was dashed from the vehicle during the accident.
Synonyms:

chuck, feck, fling, sling, bung, cast, chunk, cook, dump, jerk
(ambitransitive, figuratively, sometimes) To sprinkle; to splatter.
- On each hand the gushing waters play, / And down the rough cascade white-dashing fall.a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC
Synonyms:

dust, powder, sparge, scatter, speckle, strew
(dated, transitive) To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.
- to dash wine with water
Synonyms:

adulter, corrupt, debase, pollute, sophisticate, abase, adulterate, adulterize, alloy, balderdash

comparative	more dashed
superlative	most dashed

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What does dashed mean?: Dashed means made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
What is dashed the past participle of?: Dashed is the past participle of dash.
What part of speech is dashed?: Dashed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dashed?: Dashed is pronounced /dæʃt/.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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