DANDIEST

DANDY

bully, bang-up, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, old

(adjective) very good; “he did a bully job”; “a neat sports car”; “had a great time at the party”; “you look simply smashing”; “we had a grand old time”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

dandiest

superlative form of dandy: most dandy

Source: Wiktionary


DANDY

Dan"dy, n.; pl. Dandies. Etym: [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.]

1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.

2. (Naut.) (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set. (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; -- called also jigger, and mizzen.

3. A dandy roller. See below. Dandy brush, a yard whalebone brush.

– Dandy fever. See Dengue.

– Dandy line, a kind of fishing line to which are attached several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each end.

– Dandy roller, a roller sieve used in machines for making paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the paper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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