DAPPER

dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce

(adjective) marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; “a dapper young man”; “a jaunty red hat”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

dapper (comparative dapperer, )

Neat, trim.

Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy.

Quick; little and active.

Anagrams

• Eppard, adprep, parped, rapped

Source: Wiktionary


Dap"per, a. Etym: [OE. daper; prob. fr. D. dapper brave, valiant; akin to G. tapfer brave, OHG. taphar heavy, weighty, OSlav. dobrĂ» good, Russ. dobrui. Cf. Deft.]

Definition: Little and active; spruce; trim; smart; neat in dress or appearance; lively. He wondered how so many provinces could be held in subjection by such a dapper little man. Milton. The dapper ditties that I wont devise. Spenser. Sharp-nosed, dapper steam yachts. Julian Hawthorne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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