dandy
noun
a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
dandiacal
-
a word derived from
dandy.
Example Sentences
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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
Joe Baldwin, dandiacal Representative from New York, sprang the surprise of the week in the House when he produced a letter he had received last February.
From Time Magazine Archive
During the morning Councillor Batchgrew had provided himself—doubtless by purchase, since he had not been home—with a dandiacal spotted white waistcoat in honour of the warm and sunny weather.
From The Price of Love by Arnold Bennett
