dashinglyadv.
/ˈdaʃɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈdæʃɪŋli/ In a dashing manner or style.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] > in vigorous or spirited manner
spiritedly1750
dashingly1803
the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adverb] > smartly
smartly1748
smartish1770
smart1771
flashly1812
dashingly1837
nattily1849
nobbily1859
stylishly1879
chicly1905
ritzily1925
snappily1936
the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adverb] > dashingly
ruttinglya1529
galanta gaye1558
airily1687
dashingly1837
1803 T. Chalmers Let. in W. Hanna Mem. T. Chalmers (1851) I. 476 They were determined to go dashingly to work.
1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1851) I. xvi. 25 In a smart chaise, a dashingly dressed gentleman and lady.
1870 G. W. Dasent Ann. Eventful Life (ed. 4) iii. 69 None of that dashingly destructive work.
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