- dashingly
- adverb see dashing
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dashingly
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Dashingly — Dash ing*ly, adv. Conspicuously; showily. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] A dashingly dressed gentleman. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dashingly — dashing ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excitingly attractive and stylish. DERIVATIVES dashingly adverb … English terms dictionary
dashingly — adverb in a highly fashionable manner he was dashingly handsome • Derived from adjective: ↑dashing … Useful english dictionary
dashingly — See dashing. * * * … Universalium
dashingly — adverb In a dashing manner … Wiktionary
dashingly — adv. vigorously, energetically, gallantly … English contemporary dictionary
dashingly — dash·ing·ly … English syllables
dashing — dashingly, adv. /dash ing/, adj. 1. energetic and spirited; lively: a dashing hero. 2. elegant and gallant in appearance and manner: a dashing young cavalry officer. 3. showy; stylish. [1800 05; DASH1 + ING2] * * * … Universalium
dashing — adjective Date: circa 1697 1. marked by vigorous action ; spirited < a dashing young horse > 2. marked by smartness especially in dress and manners • dashingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
rakish — I. adjective Etymology: 5rake Date: 1706 of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake ; dissolute II. adjective Etymology: probably from 4rake; from the raking masts of pirate ships Date: 1824 1. having a … New Collegiate Dictionary
