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Dandy definition

dăndē
dandier dandies dandiest
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Dandy is defined as a very well-dressed, well-mannered man.

An example of a dandy is a man wearing a suit, shirt, tie, polished shoes and a hat.

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The definition of dandy is something that is excellent.

When you are having a good day, this is an example of a time when you are feeling dandy.

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Fine; good.
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Something very good or agreeable.
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(informal) Something very good or first-rate.
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A man who pays too much attention to his clothes and appearance; fop.
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A meticulously well-dressed man.
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Like a dandy, foppish.
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Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.

That's all fine and dandy, but how much does it cost?

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Almost first rate.

What a dandy little laptop you have.

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A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
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(UK, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
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A dandy roller.
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A man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; a fop.
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(rare) Of or for a dandy; foppish.
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Suggestive of or attired like a dandy; foppish.
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A kind of British yawl or ketch.
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(informal) Very good; first-rate.
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Noun

Singular:
dandy
Plural:
dandies

Adjective

Base Form:
dandy
Comparative:
dandier
Superlative:
dandiest

Origin of dandy

  • Perhaps short for jack-a-dandy fop

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dandy Sentence Examples

  • He was no dandy, and that was a fact.

  • The Mogul court of Delhi, especially during the reign of Mahommed Shah, nicknamed Rangila or the " dandy," greatly influenced change in these matters.

  • But it was a studious life, as well as the life of a dandy, that he led at Carlton House Terrace.

  • Some pretty dandy comes along and right away you drop me like a...

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