DANDIFY

dandify

(verb) dress like a dandy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

dandify (third-person singular simple present dandifies, present participle dandifying, simple past and past participle dandified)

To dress as, or to adopt the style of, a dandy.

Synonyms

• dandyize

Source: Wiktionary


Dan"di*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dandified; p. pr. & vb. n. Dandifying.] Etym: [Dandy + -fy.]

Definition: To cause to resemble a dandy; to make dandyish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be ā€œdancingā€ after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatā€™s how the first coffee drink was born.

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