dandyishadj.
/ˈdandɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈdændiɪʃ/ Somewhat characteristic of a dandy; foppish.
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the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > dandyish
quaintc1330
skipjack1598
satin1603
coxcombly1610
prigginga1627
coxcombical1649
skipjackly1674
jessamy1696
beauish1699
foppish1699
priggish1701
Jemmy Jessamine1786
macaronian1792
buckish1806
dandy1813
dandified1826
dandyish1826
Brummellian1829
dandyic1832
dandiacal1834
squirtish1843
macaronyish1858
fine-gentlemanish1865
foppy1878
dude1879
dudish1883
fancy1891
1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iv. vi. 227 Pacing Bond Street..with an air at once dandyish, and heroical.
1883 F. H. Burnett Through one Admin. I. vii. 70 His rather dandyish light overcoat.
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adj.1826