dapper
Use Dapper in a sentence
ər adjective
1.
neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit.
2.
lively and brisk: to walk with a dapper step.
3.
small and active.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English daper < Middle Dutch dapper nimble, stalwart; cognate with German tapfer brave
1400–50; late Middle English daper < Middle Dutch dapper nimble, stalwart; cognate with German tapfer brave
Related forms
dap·per·ly, adverb
dap·per·ness, noun
un·dap·per, adjective
Synonyms
1. spruce, modish, jaunty, natty.
1. spruce, modish, jaunty, natty.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | neat and spruce in dress and bearing; trim |
| 2. | small and nimble |
| [C15: from Middle Dutch: active, nimble] | |
| 'dapperly | |
| —adv | |
| 'dapperness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
dapper
c.1440, from M.Du. or M.L.G. dapper "bold, strong, sturdy," from P.Gmc. *dapraz; perhaps with ironical shift of meaning.
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Example sentences
The dapper and diminutive five-foot-seven-inch secretary excelled as a legislative vote counter and political operative.
The crossed paths of a dapper don and his dogged prosecutor.
Venison comes relatively unadorned, in dapper little rectangles that are tender and salty.
The quintessential gentleman: always dapper and charming.
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