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Our critic explained that “While ‘superfine’ is a tailor’s term for the best wool suiting fabric, in the context of this show it is also dandiacal black vernacular for ‘stylin’ out.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

He also learns that all of them belonged to an exclusive society called the Luminarians, founded by two brothers, the dandiacal James and Andrew Goodwin.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2019

The plump, dandiacal "King of Bath," whose crown was an enormous cream-colored beaver hat, ruled society like an autocrat.*

From Time Magazine Archive

The monarch's little legs protruded from a dandiacal bouquet of ribbons and stars, ermine and furbelows; his wan, overbred features looked down like a face of wax in a show window.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not that Monsieur's analysis of the dandiacal mind is worthless by any means.

From The Works of Max Beerbohm by Beerbohm, Max, Sir