dashed
Definition
- Adjective:
- Made up of a series of short lines or gaps: Describes a line, border, or pattern that is not continuous but is composed of a sequence of small strokes with spaces between them.
- (Informal, dated) Damned, confounded: Used as a mild intensifier, often to express annoyance or emphasis. This usage is now considered old-fashioned.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- Draw a dashed line down the center of the page.
- The border of the graphic is a dashed blue rule.
- It was a dashed nuisance that the train was delayed again. (informal, dated)
Advanced Usage
- "dashed line": The most common collocation, referring to the specific type of line.
- Cut along the dashed line.
- "dashed hopes/dreams": A figurative use meaning hopes or dreams that have been ruined or destroyed. (Note: This is a different meaning from the primary adjective form and is the past participle of the verb 'dash').
- Their dashed hopes left them feeling dejected.
Variants and Related Words
- Dash (verb): To move or act with great speed; to destroy or ruin (e.g., hopes).
- Dash (noun): A small amount; a horizontal stroke in writing or printing; a short sprint.
- Dashing (adjective): Lively, spirited, and stylish.
- Dotted (adjective): Similar to 'dashed', but composed of a series of dots instead of short lines.
Synonyms
- For the line pattern: broken, discontinuous, stippled.
- For the informal intensifier: blasted, confounded, darned (all informal).
Related Phrases
- Sign on the dotted (or dashed) line: To formally agree to something by signing a contract.
- Once you sign on the dotted line, the deal is final.
Adjective
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having gaps or spaces
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