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View usage for: (fɒpɪʃ) adjectiveIf you describe a man as foppish, you disapprove of the fact that he dresses in beautiful, expensive clothes and is very proud of his appearance. [old-fashioned, disapproval]Synonyms: dandyish, vain, spruce, preening More Synonyms of foppish Examples of 'foppish' in a sentencefoppish And, when I'd finished, yawn, deliberate, foppish, showing an ice-cream-pink mouth and curled pink tongue.`I didn't like to say in front of that foppish actor fellow, but my Lord Rakewell's first victim was a player. Though not foppish, he appreciated fine clothes. Synonyms dandyish vain preening dressy (informal) dandified coxcombical prinking finical Additional synonymsDefinition (of a man) neat in appearance and slight in build a small, dapper man in his early fifties Synonyms neat, nice, smart, trim, stylish, spruce, dainty, natty (informal), well-groomed, well turned out, trig (archaic, dialect), soigné Definition smart and spruce He was a natty dresser.a natty pin-stripe suit Synonyms smart, sharp (informal), dashing (old-fashioned), elegant, trim, neat, fashionable, stylish, trendy (British, informal), chic, spruce, well-dressed, dapper, debonair, snazzy (informal), modish, well-turned-out, rakish, crucial (slang), schmick (Australian, informal) Definition neat and smart Chris was looking spruce in his black shirt. Synonyms smart, trim, neat, elegant, dainty, dapper, natty (informal), well-groomed, well turned out, trig (archaic, dialect), as if you had just stepped out of a bandbox, soigné or soignée - footstep
- footwear
- fop
- foppish
- for
- for all the world
- for dear life
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