dashy

dashy

(ˈdæʃɪ)
adj, dashier or dashiest
not standard intended to draw attention; showy
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Among such entries we find encyclopaedic, first recorded in 1824, dashy, from 1822, and Byronic, from 1823; as for first instances of meaning, we have Americanize (1824), corporeal (1826), and galore (1848).
The thistle and the words: Scotland in Late Modern English lexicography
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