dapper

dap·per

adjective \ˈda-pər\

Definition of DAPPER

1

a : neat and trim in appearance

b : very spruce and stylish

2

: alert and lively in movement and manners

— dap·per·ly adverb

— dap·per·ness noun

Examples of DAPPER

1. The students all looked very dapper in their uniforms.
2. <the dapper gentleman drew admiring glances from all over the ballroom>

Origin of DAPPER

Middle English dapyr, from Middle Dutch dapper quick, strong; akin to Old High German tapfar heavy, Old Church Slavic debelŭ thick

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to DAPPER

Synonyms

smart, natty, sharp, snappy, spruce

Antonyms

disheveled (or dishevelled), frowsy (or frowzy), sloppy, slovenly, unkempt

Related Words

dolled up, dressy, elegant, formal, spiffed-up; orderly, tidy; à la mode (also a la mode), chic, fashionable, in, modish, stylish; careful, fastidious, fussy, meticulous; combed, groomed; clean, immaculate, pristine, spotless, squeaky-clean

Near Antonyms

messy, mussed, rumpled, uncombed, untidy, wrinkled; shabby, sleazy; dingy, dirty, filthy, foul, grimy, grubby, nasty, scroungy, scrubby, scruffy, scuzzy [slang], smirched, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, unclean; dowdy, inelegant, unfashionable, unstylish

Rhymes with DAPPER

capper, clapper, flapper, knapper, lapper, mapper, rapper, sapper, scrapper, snapper, strapper, tapper, trapper, wrapper, yapper, zapper