dapper
11dapper — dapperly, adv. dapperness, n. /dap euhr/, adj. 1. neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit. 2. lively and brisk: to walk with a dapper step. 3. small and active. [1400 50; late ME daper < MD dapper nimble, stalwart; c. G tapfer… …
12dapper — [15] Modern English dapper connotes neatness, alertness, and liveliness, but its etymological significance as revealed by distant relatives such as Old High German tapfar ‘heavy’, Old Prussian debīkan ‘large’, and Old Slavic debelu ‘thick’, is… …
13dapper — adjective 1 a man who is dapper is small and has a neat appearance: He was small, dapper, and wore a green bow tie. 2 nicely dressed: You re looking very dapper in your new suit! …
14dapper — [15] Modern English dapper connotes neatness, alertness, and liveliness, but its etymological significance as revealed by distant relatives such as Old High German tapfar ‘heavy’, Old Prussian debīkan ‘large’, and Old Slavic debelu ‘thick’, is… …
15dapper — adjective /dæpə(ɹ)/ a) neat, trim This entrance is through a little courtyard, in which is the stable and coach house combined, where Madame Perinere, a lady who paints the magic word Modes beneath her name on the door post of number seventeen,… …
16dapper — dap|per [ˈdæpə US ər] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Middle Dutch; Origin: quick, strong ] a man who is dapper is nicely dressed, has a neat appearance, and is usually small or thin ▪ a dapper little man in a grey suit …
17dapper — [[t]dæ̱pə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED A man who is dapper has a very neat and clean appearance, and is often also small and thin. The bartender, a dapper little man named Al, was beaming at him …
18dapper — dap•per [[t]ˈdæp ər[/t]] adj. 1) neat, trim, or smart in dress or demeanor; spruce 2) cvb lively and brisk: to walk with a dapper step[/ex] 3) small and active • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME daper < MD dapper heavy, strong, c. OHG tapfar… …
19dapper — adjective Etymology: Middle English dapyr, from Middle Dutch dapper quick, strong; akin to Old High German tapfar heavy, Old Church Slavic debelŭ thick Date: 15th century 1. a. neat and trim in appearance b. very spruce and stylish …
20Dapper — Übername zu mnd. dapper »schwer, gewichtig; furchtlos, ausdauernd, tapfer« …
