Synonyms for dapper

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dap-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdæp ər

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Définition of dapper

Origin : mid-15c., "elegant," from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German dapper "bold, strong, sturdy," later "quick, nimble," from Proto-Germanic *dapraz, perhaps with ironical shift of meaning (cf. Old High German tapfar "heavy," German tapfer "brave"), from PIE root *dheb- "dense, firm, compressed."

adj well-groomed, neat

Example sentences :

He struck me as a dapper man, noticeably, but not offensively, self-satisfied.
Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland

They took in the dapper Britisher as if he had been a natural history specimen.
Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine

Tarling was haggard and weary, in contrast to the dapper inspector of police.
Extract from : « The Daffodil Mystery » by Edgar Wallace

The dapper little officer in khaki was Aguinaldo, and this is the story of how I saw him.
Extract from : « Bamboo Tales » by Ira L. Reeves

On the contrary, he was smart and dapper, and looked like the light-weight horseman he is.
Extract from : « 1914 » by John French, Viscount of Ypres

Major Forsyth arrived in time for tea, red-faced, dapper, and immaculate.
Extract from : « The Hero » by William Somerset Maugham

He was a small, dapper little Frenchman, and played the violin.
Extract from : « Will Weatherhelm » by W.H.G. Kingston

He was an undersized, dapper little man, with almost no chin.
Extract from : « The Cricket » by Marjorie Cooke

He was a dapper little Frenchman and had arrived in evident haste.
Extract from : « The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) » by Charles James Wills

There is no place where the dapper little postman does not go.
Extract from : « The Gist of Japan » by R. B. Peery

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