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Adjective
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Her husband, the filmmaker, wears a foppish silk scarf.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2025 -
And then that version of Nosferatu fell apart, and Bill was cast in The Northman as this sort of foppish cousin of Alexander Skarsgård.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Without succumbing to a sappy ending, Reza makes a strong case for valuing relationships over intellectual homogeneity — an outlook that can feel either naïve or hopeful in polarizing times.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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This has reflected neither sappy altruism nor cynical neoimperialism but an understanding that in the modern world, economics and security need to be handled at something beyond the national level.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Mar. 2025
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Albee's 1962 play won a Tony Award, and would have also won a Pulitzer Prize for drama, if the prissy trustees of Columbia University hadn't overruled the jury.—
Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2023
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Some of that’s changing times, some of that is because a not-insignificant portion of W.A.S.P. fans are prissy suburbanites themselves.—
Andy O'Connor,
SPIN,
13 Jan. 2023
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Customers often start with one piece of dainty, feminine, solid gold piercing jewelry or work with a member of Laura’s team to create a memorable ear stack.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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There are also images of her in softer silhouettes such as a black strappy midi-dress and pleated miniskirt, creating more playful, feminine looks.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
12 May 2025
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“Dudish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dudish. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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