Synonyms for foppish
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fop-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɒp ɪʃ |
Définition of foppish
Origin :- c.1600, from fop + -ish. Related: Foppishly; fopishness.
- adj dapper
- Though not foppish, he was scrupulous to a degree about his dress.
- Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
- There isn't one I don't despise for his sickening, foppish, womanish airs.
- Extract from : « Tales of Trail and Town » by Bret Harte
- He was fair and foppish, very stout, and as heavy in mind as in body.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II. » by Catherine II, Empress of Russia
- One, a native interpreter, was foppish in garment and manner.
- Extract from : « Hi Jolly! » by James Arthur Kjelgaard
- This was the foppish youth whom Aurora had designated as “my brother.”
- Extract from : « Dorothy on a House Boat » by Evelyn Raymond
- Even the parish clerk is said to be "spruce and foppish in his dress."
- Extract from : « The Evolution of Fashion » by Florence Mary Gardiner
- His dilettantish manner was gone for good, as was also his foppish beard.
- Extract from : « Molly Brown of Kentucky » by Nell Speed
- He had no illusions as to the source of this foppish prompting.
- Extract from : « The Gray Mask » by Wadsworth Camp
- "Not too much so, my angel," replied Thuillier, with a foppish air.
- Extract from : « The Lesser Bourgeoisie » by Honore de Balzac
- His hands were white and shapely and he was well groomed, though not in the least foppish.
- Extract from : « Lavender and Old Lace » by Myrtle Reed
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