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dashing [ˈdæʃɪŋ] adj
1. spirited; lively a dashing young man 2. stylish; showy a dashing hat dashingly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
dashing adjective 1. (Old-fashioned) stylish, smart, elegant, dazzling, flamboyant, sporty, swish (informal, chiefly Brit.), urbane, jaunty, dapper, showy He looked very dashing in a designer jacket of soft black leather. 2. bold, spirited, daring, exuberant, gallant, plucky, swashbuckling, debonair the founding father of the dashing air squadron bold boring, dull, dreary, lacklustre, uninteresting, stolid, unexciting Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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" "I will teach you to fly then," said the Eagle; and taking her up in his talons he carried her almost to the clouds suddenly he let her go, and she fell on a lofty mountain, dashing her shell to pieces. "I am known," said the Object, dashing itself again at the wall, "as the Consciousness of Duty Well Performed. But her mother heard, and Joan's simple vanity, having been denied the hope of a dashing marriage, fed itself as well as it could upon the sensation of a dashing flirtation. |
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