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dapper

[ dap-er ]

adjective

  1. neat; trim; smart:

    He looked very dapper in his new suit.

    Synonyms: natty, jaunty, modish, spruce

  2. lively and brisk:

    to walk with a dapper step.

  3. small and active.

dapper

/ ˈdæpə /

adjective

  1. neat and spruce in dress and bearing; trim
  2. small and nimble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdapperly, adverb
  • ˈdapperness, noun
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Other Words From

  • dapper·ly adverb
  • dapper·ness noun
  • un·dapper adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dapper1

1400–50; late Middle English daper < Middle Dutch dapper nimble, stalwart; cognate with German tapfer brave
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dapper1

C15: from Middle Dutch: active, nimble

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