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dapperness

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dap⋅per

  [dap-er]
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–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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dap·per   (dāp'ər)   
adj.  

    1. Neatly dressed; trim.

    2. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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