dapper

The definition of dapper is someone neat, tidy or very stylish.

(adjective)

An example of dapper is a man dressed up in a suit for a wedding.

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See dapper in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. small and active
  2. trim, neat, or smart in dress or appearance

Origin: ME daper, agile, trim < MDu dapper, nimble, powerful, akin to Ger tapfer, brave, ON dapr, heavy < IE base *dheb-, thick, solid, stocky: the sense development is from “heavy, powerful” to “nimble” to “trim, neat”

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See dapper in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. a. Neatly dressed; trim.
    b. Very stylish in dress.
  2. Lively and alert.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English daper, elegant

Origin: , probably from Middle Dutch dapper, quick, strong

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Related Forms:

  • dapˈper·ly adverb
  • dapˈper·ness noun

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