dapperly

Definition of dapperlynext

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Adverb
  • Moving energetically about Penumbra’s small stage on the sonic foundation of a four-piece band led by Sanford Moore, who’s created fresh arrangements of several of Grant’s songs, the 11-member cast summons up enough electricity to brighten up a city.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
  • As Venus harmonizes with Pluto, allies become evident while enemies are energetically repelled.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Not exactly a breezily escapist tale of party-girl antics, this is more of a dystopian novel about the inevitable tech-apocalypse, told through the story of a family on vacation from Brooklyn.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang breezily observed on a podcast last month that donating to Crockett is a waste of money.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Fresh flowers burst explosively out of each cake, swinging jauntily over stacks of vanilla sponges and creamy frostings.
    The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The dog went on, jauntily carrying his baguette, passing a grapefruit tree that shaded a telephone booth.
    Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024
Adverb
  • The sight of them gave me the creeps, triggering a desire to turn around and walk briskly in the other direction.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In Albany, Ossé filmed a video, rife with quick cuts, of himself walking around briskly in a dark suit and talking about the Fair Share Act.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • When Jobs returned to Apple after the first demo, he was crisply informed by Raskin that he’d been had — PARC had withheld from him most of its most innovative work.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Running parallel to the central chartreuse bar, the orange-sherbet end of the outer tube forms the horizontal upper framing edge of the work, feeling once again like thick construction paper or crisply folded cardstock.
    Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • As the curtain lifts, Eugene (a dashingly coiffed Joseph Walsh, with perfect villainous eyebrows) faces his uncle’s casket, shaking with horror.
    Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Turner is also great, playing the dashingly handsome hero with emotional depth.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Dapperly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dapperly. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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