different between dotted vs dashed

English

Etymology

dot +? -ed

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: d?t??d, IPA^(key): /?d?t?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?t?d/

Verb

dotted

1. simple past tense and past participle of dot

Adjective

dotted (comparative more dotted, superlative most dotted)

1. (of a line) Made up of a series of dots.

   Please print your name and address clearly on the dotted line.

2. (usually computing) That contains dots.
   • 2012, Barry A. Burd, Michael Burton, Donn Felker, Java and Android Application Development For Dummies eBook Set

     The dotted name java.util.Scanner is the fully qualified name of the Scanner class.

3. (music, of notes and rests) With a dot after, increasing the value of the duration by half of the basic note.
4. (figuratively) Covered with irregularly scattered objects.

Derived terms

• sign on the dotted line

Translations

See also

• dashed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæ?t/
• Rhymes: -æ?t

Verb

dashed

1. past participle of dash

Adjective

dashed (comparative more dashed, superlative most dashed)

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

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

   • 1824, "Kiddywinkle History, No. II", Blackwood's Magazine (15, May 1824) p. 540

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

   • 1939, P. G. Wodehouse, Uncle Fred in the Springtime Chapter 8

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

Usage notes

• Dashed in the sense of "damned" is associated with the old-fashioned upper class.

Synonyms

• (line): broken
• (damned): darned (especially US)

See also

• dotted

Anagrams

• shaded