FOPPISHLY

Etymology

Adverb

foppishly (comparative more foppishly, superlative most foppishly)

In a foppish way.

Source: Wiktionary


FOPPISH

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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The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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