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dashy

US/ˈdæʃi/

dashy adjective: calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.

Adjective

dashy (comparative dashier, superlative dashiest)

  1. (colloquial, dated) Calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.

Forms of dashy

comparativedashier
superlativedashiest

Origin of dashy

From dash + -y.

Words that rhyme with dashy

10 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about dashy

What does dashy mean?
Dashy means calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.
What part of speech is dashy?
Dashy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dashy?
Dashy is pronounced /ˈdæʃi/ (US).

Words near dashy in the dictionary

  1. dashtop
  2. dashtops
  3. Dashu
  4. Dashwood
  5. Dashwoods
  6. dashy
  7. Dasi
  8. dasia
  9. dasian
  10. dasiglucagon
  11. Dasilva

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