as in neatly
in a strikingly neat and trim manner
a handsome young man dashingly dressed in a tuxedo for the prom
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Recent Examples of dashingly
As the curtain lifts, Eugene (a dashingly coiffed Joseph Walsh, with perfect villainous eyebrows) faces his uncle’s casket, shaking with horror.
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Rachel Howard,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Jan. 2026
Turner is also great, playing the dashingly handsome hero with emotional depth.
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
20 Nov. 2025
Elegant and dashingly handsome, Ruspoli casts an eye over Olinto Atlas Mountain Retreat, his eight-acre (and expanding) garden estate.
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Clare Coulson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2024
Rachel Howard,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Jan. 2026
Turner is also great, playing the dashingly handsome hero with emotional depth.
—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
20 Nov. 2025
Elegant and dashingly handsome, Ruspoli casts an eye over Olinto Atlas Mountain Retreat, his eight-acre (and expanding) garden estate.
—
Clare Coulson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dashingly
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Seated near the senators, a woman in a crisp white uniform appears to listen in, her hands folded neatly in her lap.
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Legacy is what keeps many founders going when the numbers no longer add up neatly.
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In one such cord-and-mirror series, he is nattily dressed in a plaid oxford shirt and a necktie.
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The one-time 5% tax on the state’s billionaires has rocked Sacramento in recent months, sharply dividing Democrats and splintering labor coalitions.
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That conflict sharply curtailed the region’s oil exports and saw several gulf countries take direct retaliatory Iranian missile and drone hits.
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Jessie takes the reins in the newest installment, which smartly takes the franchise into the Internet era.
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While most of these hover around half an hour, the show is so smartly written and cleverly crafted, more than enough story is packed into each short installment.
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“Dashingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dashingly. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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