Antonyms for dapper
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dap-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdæp ər |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for dapper
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