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dapperness

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dap·per  (dpr)
adj.
1.
a. Neatly dressed; trim.
b. Very stylish in dress.
2. Lively and alert.
[Middle English daper, elegant, probably from Middle Dutch dapper, quick, strong.]
dapper·ly adv.
dapper·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dapperness - stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
jauntiness, nattiness, rakishness
chic, chicness, modishness, stylishness, swank, chichi, last word, smartness - elegance by virtue of being fashionable


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Setting aside a certain dapperness of carriage, which may be termed deskism for want of a better word, the manner of these persons seemed to me an exact fac-simile of what had been the perfection of bon ton about twelve or eighteen months before.
The Man of the Crowd by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Setting aside a certain dapperness of carriage, which may be termed deskism for want of a better word, the manner of these persons seemed to me an exact fac-simile of what had been the perfection of bon ton about twelve or eighteen months before.
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