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FOPPISH
dandified, dandyish, foppish
(adjective) affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
foppish (comparative more foppish, superlative most foppish)
Like a fop, a man overly concerned with his appearance; vain and showy.
Synonyms
• dandy
Source: Wiktionary
Fop"pish, a.
Definition: Foplike; characteristic of a top in dress or manners; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; affected in manners.
Syn.
– Finical; spruce; dandyish. See Finical.
– Fop"pish*ly, adv.
– Fop"pish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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