foppish

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adjective fop·pish \ ˈfä-pish \

Definition of foppish

1 obsolete :foolish, silly

2 a :characteristic of a fop

a foppish dressing gown

b :behaving or dressing in the manner of a fop

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foppishly

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foppishness

noun

Recent Examples of foppish from the Web

But gardening isn't just for middle-aged women or foppish 17th-century French kings anymore.

— geoff kirsch, Alaska Dispatch News, "Reflections from an improbable gardener in Juneau," 29 July 2017
Her characters are played large – very large in some cases, especially Cal Harris as a deliciously foppish Prince John.

— david lyman, Cincinnati.com, "'Marian or the True Tale of Robin Hood' a feather in Know Theatre's cap," 29 July 2017
Inside the train, a foppish, gender-bending revolution is brewing.

— michael upchurch, The Seattle Times, "Review: A feral, mischievous, ecstatic Bowie revealed in new Seattle MoPOP photo exhibit," 4 July 2017
Moore can lay on Wimsey’s fussy, foppish mannerisms awfully thick as well, like a dandy in an old drawing room comedy rather than a gentleman of true substance.

— misha berson, The Seattle Times, "Review: Newlywed sleuths can’t get a break in ‘Busman’s Honeymoon’," 2 June 2017
To mark the occasion, Lubanski gave Frazee a foppish stuffed bunny with satin, pink paws.

— brigit katz, Smithsonian, "California’s Bunny Museum Hops to a New Home," 9 Mar. 2017
The protagonist, one Reginald Bunthorne, is a foppish aesthete who’s gained star status but is frustrated in his attempts to win the heart of the titular milkmaid Patience.

— randy mcmullen, The Mercury News, "Black Choreographers Festival returns with passion and politics," 8 Feb. 2017

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