dapper
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dapper \Dap"per\, a. [OE. daper; prob. fr. D. dapper brave,
valiant; akin to G. tapfer brave, OHG. taphar heavy, weighty,
OSlav. dobr[u^] good, Russ. dobrui. Cf. {Deft}.]
Little and active; spruce; trim; smart; neat in dress or
appearance; lively.
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He wondered how so many provinces could be held in
subjection by such a dapper little man. --Milton.
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The dapper ditties that I wont devise. --Spenser.
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Sharp-nosed, dapper steam yachts. --Julian
Hawthorne.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "dapper":
bandbox, braw, chic, chichi, classy, clothes-conscious,
cosmopolitan, dashing, doggy, dressed to advantage,
dressed to kill, dressy, elegant, exquisite, fashionable, genteel,
jaunty, natty, neat, nifty, nobby, posh, rakish, recherche, ritzy,
sassy, sharp, showy, sleek, smart, smug, snazzy, soigne, soignee,
sophisticated, spiffy, spruce, style-conscious, stylish, swank,
swanky, swell, tricksy, trig, trim, well-dressed, well-groomed
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