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dapper adjective [ ˈdapə ]

• neat and trim in dress and appearance (typically used of a man).
• "he looked very dapper in a dark silk suit"
Similar: smart, spruce, trim, debonair, neat, tidy, neat and tidy, crisp, well dressed, besuited, well groomed, well turned out, smartly dressed, elegant, chic, dashing, soigné, snazzy, snappy, natty, sharp, nifty, sassy, spiffy, fly, kicky, swagger, trig,
Opposite: scruffy,
Origin: late Middle English: probably from a Middle Low German or Middle Dutch word meaning ‘strong, stout’.


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