dashing.
Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
Meaning & usage
Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
a dashing young officer
Chic, fashionable.
All heads turned as the dashing young man entered the room.
That's a rather dashing outfit, even if I do say so.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English daschande, equivalent to dash + -ing.
The action of the verb to dash.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dasshyng, dasshynge, equivalent to dash + -ing.
present participle and gerund of dash
Where this word comes from
From Middle English daschande, equivalent to dash + -ing.
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