dapper
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dap·per 
[dap-er] Pronunciation Key
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[dap-er] Pronunciation Key –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 ME daper < MD dapper nimble, stalwart; c. G tapfer brave]
] —Related forms
dap·per·ly, adverb
dap·per·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. spruce, modish, jaunty, natty.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| dap·per
(dāp'ər) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Middle English daper, elegant, probably from Middle Dutch dapper, quick, strong.] dap'per·ly adv., dap'per·ness n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dapper
dapper
c.1440, from M.Du. or M.L.G. dapper "bold, strong, sturdy," from P.Gmc. *dapraz; perhaps with ironical shift of meaning.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| dapper | |
adjective | |
| marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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. He wondered how so many provinces could be held in subjection by such a dapper little man. --Milton. The dapper ditties that I wont devise. --Spenser. Sharp-nosed, dapper steam yachts. --Julian Hawthorne.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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