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Meaning of DASHING

Pronunciation:  'dashing

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
  2. [adj]  lively and spirited; "a dashing hero"
 
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 Synonyms: dapper, fashionable, gallant, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, smart, snappy, spiffy, spirited, spruce, stylish
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dash"ing\, a.
Bold; spirited; showy.
      The dashing and daring spirit is preferable to the
      listless.                                --T. Campbell.
 
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