Definitions for: Dapper


[adj] marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"



Webster (1913) Definition: Dap"per, a. [OE. daper; prob. fr. D. dapper brave,
valiant; akin to G. tapfer brave, OHG. taphar heavy, weighty,
OSlav. dobr[u^] good, Russ. dobrui. Cf. Deft.]
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.

Synonyms: dashing, fashionable, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, smart, snappy, spiffy, spruce, stylish

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