coxcomb
noun
a conceited, foolish dandy; pretentious fop.
coxcombical
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a word derived from
coxcomb.
Example Sentences
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Of Wordsworth's demeanour and physical presence, De Quincey's account, silly, coxcombical, and vulgar, is the worst; Carlyle's, as might be expected from his magical gift of portraiture, is the best.
From Studies in Literature by John Morley
If I was not coxcombical to say so, I should think she really was fond of me.
From Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake by George Manville Fenn
I can’t tell whether Lady Hester’s mimicry of the bard was at all close, but it was amusing; she attributed to him a curiously coxcombical lisp.
From Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East by Alexander William Kinglake
Marlow is a coxcombical prig, that is the truth on't; and if a man will expose himself, why, he must even take what follows.
From Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are by William Godwin
A coxcombical young lord came up to me one evening after the Prince had taken his leave, and said, 'Mr. Landor, how can you talk to that fool, Prince Napoleon?'
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 by Various
