dapper

[ 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.

  1. small and active.

Origin of dapper

1
1400–50; late Middle English daper<Middle Dutch dapper nimble, stalwart; cognate with German tapfer brave

Other words for dapper

Other words from dapper

  • dap·per·ly, adverb
  • dap·per·ness, noun
  • un·dap·per, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for dapper

dapper

/ (ˈdæpə) /


adjective
  1. neat and spruce in dress and bearing; trim

  2. small and nimble

Origin of dapper

1
C15: from Middle Dutch: active, nimble

Derived forms of dapper

  • dapperly, adverb
  • dapperness, noun

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