dashing

dash-ing · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Attractive and stylish in a confident, lively way.

  2. 2.

    Characterized by bold, spirited action.

  3. 3.

    Present participle of *dash*; moving quickly.

Related words

Antonyms: dull, frumpy, plain
See also: dash, handsome, stylish
Synonyms: dapper, debonair, gallant, stylish

Etymology

Present participle of dash, from Middle English dasshen. The adjectival sense of "stylish" developed from the idea of bold, spirited movement.