dan·dy (d n d )n. pl. dan·dies 1. A man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; a fop. 2. Something very good or agreeable. 3. Nautical See yawl. adj. dan·di·er, dan·di·est 1. Suggestive of or attired like a dandy; foppish. 2. Fine; good. [Perhaps short for jack-a-dandy, fop.] dan di·ly adv.dan dy·ish adj.dan dy·ish·ly adv.dan dy·ism n. |
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| Adj. | 1. | dandyish - affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner elegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid" |
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