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dapper

[ dap-er ]

adjective

  1. neat; trim; smart:

    He looked very dapper in his new suit.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. lively and brisk:

    to walk with a dapper step.

  3. small and active.


dapper

/ ˈæə /

adjective

  1. neat and spruce in dress and bearing; trim
  2. small and nimble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ岹, adverb
  • ˈ岹Ա, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 岹p· adverb
  • 岹p·Ա noun
  • ܲ·岹p adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dapper1

1400–50; late Middle English daper < Middle Dutch dapper nimble, stalwart; cognate with German tapfer brave
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dapper1

C15: from Middle Dutch: active, nimble
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The genial, dapper TV host with the gleaming smile and perfectly coiffed hair had hosted two local TV game shows in L.A. before going national with “’s This Song?”

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You come in halfway through the season, you get called “dapper” and are still dressed to the nines, however, you and your character are different in many ways.

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Charlie cuts a dapper figure, in his great grandfather's bowler hat.

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Forge stalks the stage in white face paint, a dapper, demonic menace.

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David N. Redden, an innovative auctioneer and a dapper presence at the podium, sold them all in a 42-year career at Sotheby’s.

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