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dapper

[dap-er] / ˈdæp ər /
ADJECTIVE
well-groomed, neat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
classy dashing rakish spry stylish
WEAK
bandbox brisk chic chichi clean dainty doggy dressed to kill dressed to nines jaunty natty nice nifty nimble nobby posh prim ritzy sassy sharp showy smart snazzy snug spiffy spruce swank swanky swell trim turned out well-turned-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
plain unstylish
WEAK
dirty dishevelled ruffled rumpled scruffy shabby sloppy tousled ungroomed wrinkled

Example Sentences

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Safra brought in Juan Santa Cruz, a dapper banker turned restaurateur, to oversee the project, which includes a co-working space called Colette.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Times writer described Brown, always dapper and cool, as a piece of living art.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

There was a celebrated Royal opening in 2004 where I remember one hard-nosed journalist marvelling at what had been achieved by this "dapper wee man in a kilt".

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

It is very dapper for a straight man, but it couldn't be more boring for Tan France.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

Leaping off the train, she ran to the dapper man in a bow tie.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord