dashy

American  

[dash-ee] / ˈdæʃ i /

adjective

dashier, dashiest

1. showy; stylish; dashing.

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Etymology

Origin of dashy

First recorded in 1815–25; dash ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The orthodox mode in Russia is to have the shaft horse trotting while the other runs as described; the difference in the motion gives an attractive and dashy appearance to the turnout.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace

Advancing to meet them came a dashy checked suit.

From The Perils of Pauline by Goddard, Charles

He will be captivated some day with a more dashy lady, if not an Italian countess.

From Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is by Eastman, Mary H. (Mary Henderson)

And I probable wuzn’t so dressy as Miss Sheba, ’tennyrate I hadn’t no crown or septer, a brown straw bunnet and umbrell meetin’ my wants better, but not nigh so dashy lookin’.

From Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands by Holley, Marietta

In many colleges, when one is either dashy, or dressed more than ordinarily, he is said to cut a splurge.

From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer