dashed

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)past participle of dash

adj

1. Made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
2. (British, dated, euphemistic, informal)Damned.

   “It's a dashed shame that Tarquin failed all his A-levels — we were hoping to get him into Oxford.”

   “I'll be dashed if I gan another step for less 'an oaf.”

   “I'll be dashed if I squash in with any domestic staff.”