foppish
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ɪʃ adjective
resembling or befitting a fop; excessively refined and fastidious in taste and manner.
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| —n | |
| a man who is excessively concerned with fashion and elegance | |
| [C15: related to German foppen to trick; see | |
| 'foppish | |
| —adj | |
| 'foppishly | |
| —adv | |
| 'foppishness | |
| —n | |
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Foppish
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Example sentences
The artist wears an expression of intense self-satisfaction and the foppish attire of the flaneur.
His noble figure, flashing eye and majestic voice made one forget that he was somewhat foppish in his dress.
He favors foppish linen suits and drops names of the fast crowd he once ran with.
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