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dapper
dap·per D0026500 (dăp′ər)adj.1. a. Neatly dressed; trim.b. Very stylish in dress.2. Lively and alert. [Middle English daper, elegant, probably from Middle Dutch dapper, quick, strong.] dap′per·ly adv.dap′per·ness n.dapper (ˈdæpə) adj1. neat and spruce in dress and bearing; trim2. small and nimble[C15: from Middle Dutch: active, nimble] ˈdapperly adv ˈdapperness ndap•per (ˈdæp ər) adj. 1. neat, trim, or smart in dress or demeanor; spruce. 2. lively and brisk: to walk with a dapper step. 3. small and active. [1400–50; late Middle English daper < Middle Dutch dapper heavy, strong, c. Old High German tapfar] dap′per•ly, adv. dap′per•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | dapper - marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, spruce, dashing, snappyfashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe" |
dapperadjective (only ever used with reference to men, not women) neat, nice, smart, trim, stylish, spruce, dainty, natty (informal), well-groomed, well turned out, trig (archaic or dialect), soigné a small, dapper man in his early fifties sloppy (informal), untidy, dishevelled, rumpled, unkempt, slovenly, slobby (informal), disarrayed, ill-groomedTranslationsDapper
Dapperlawyer’s clerk; swindled into believing himself perfect gambler. [Br. Lit.: The Alchemist]See: DuperyMedicalSeeDACT1dapper
Synonyms for dapperadj neatSynonyms- neat
- nice
- smart
- trim
- stylish
- spruce
- dainty
- natty
- well-groomed
- well turned out
- trig
- soigné
Antonyms- sloppy
- untidy
- dishevelled
- rumpled
- unkempt
- slovenly
- slobby
- disarrayed
- ill-groomed
Synonyms for dapperadj marked by up-to-dateness in dress and mannersSynonyms- jaunty
- natty
- raffish
- rakish
- spiffy
- spruce
- dashing
- snappy
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