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slashed

slashed

4.9
Marked by long strokes of color across the surface
  • adjective
  • /slæʃt/
translation icon : rayado
  • The artist's canvas was slashed with bold streaks of crimson and gold.

Examples

  • The fabric was deep blue, slashed with bright green lines, giving it a dramatic look.

  • She wore a robe slashed with silver, shimmering in the dim light.

  • The artist painted a slashed design across the canvas.

  • Her dress had a beautiful slashed pattern.

  • She wore a robe slashed with silver, shimmering in the dim light.

  • The fabric was deep blue, slashed with bright green lines, giving it a dramatic look.

  • The artist's canvas was slashed with bold streaks of crimson and gold.

Synonyms

striped
vsslashed
9 1.0

With long lines of a different color, like on a shirt or animal

is made by sweeping diagonal strokes rather than parallel repeating bands
lined
vsslashed
2.3

Paper with printed lines to help you write

is formed by sweeping diagonal strokes rather than regular straight lines

Surface Forms

slashed positive

Morphology

slashed = slash (transparent) = slash + ed

Describes marks or strokes made like slashes; learners who know 'slash' will understand it as 'marked by sweeping/diagonal strokes'.

Etymology

The word slashed comes from the simple verb slash, which means 'to cut' or 'to make a strong stroke'. When a fabric or picture is slashed with color, it has bold, sweeping lines, so the origin explains the idea of strong, cutting marks.