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
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

Synonyms for dapper

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