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Slashed vs Dashed - What's the difference?

slashed | dashed |

As adjectives the difference between slashed and dashed

is that slashed is having been slashed, cut or rent while dashed is of a line, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.

As verbs the difference between slashed and dashed

is that slashed is (slash) while dashed is .

slashed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having been slashed, cut or rent
  • Having a slash

    • Derived terms

    * slashed zero

    Verb

    (head)
  • (slash)

    • Anagrams

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    dashed

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a line, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
  • (British, informal) A euphemism for damned .
    • It's a dashed shame that Tarquin failed all his A-levels — we were hoping to get him into Oxford.

    Usage notes

    * Dashed in the sense of "damned" is considered to be upper-class or somewhat old-fashioned.

    Synonyms

    * (line) broken * (damned) darned (especially US)

    See also

    * dotted

    Anagrams

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