dandy
noun
a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
dandiest
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superlativeof dandy.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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“The amazing Master Tool Corporation, a subsidiary of Fly-By-Night Industries, has entrusted who? Me! To show you! The handiest and the dandiest kitchen tool you’ve ever seen.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
“As a young writer, I was the dandiest, cleverest wit and wise guy — a cinch if one possesses the meager gifts,” he writes.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2020
Of course, he looks great: a steel-grey silver fox, these days, but still flash in light parka and kick flares, quite the dandiest man in Blacks, the Soho club where we meet.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2010
As a young writer, I was the dandiest, cleverest wit and wise guy--a cinch if one possesses the meager gifts.
From Time Magazine Archive
“You’re the dandiest thing in the world, Wana,” she cried impulsively, “and I love you.”
From The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies by Ridgwell Cullum
