dapper

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Rakell Foye supplied the period costumes—the Devil got a dapper suit and hat, and Robert’s outfit changed from country-boy drab to a slick purple outfit when he became the Delta King.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

The broadcast drama series, which also airs on Hulu, centers special agent Trent: a dapper investigator whose instinctual crime-solving skills render him essential to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

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

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

So I put together a dapper outfit—maybe a little too dapper, but if what I’ve accessed about Dawn is true, I know she’ll appreciate it.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan