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How to pronounce dapper in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, snappy, spiffy, spruce
Derivation dapperness


a dapper young man.

Examples of dapper

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The next stop will be the Etihad Campus,'the dapper gaffer will be heard to say.
From the metro.co.uk
In a corner I saw the dapper Harry Volkman, the weatherman I watched each night.
From the suntimes.com
The dapper crowd wore pressed white shirts and designer dresses in muted colors.
From the latimes.com
The staff parade about, fittingly, in daringly low-cut dresses and dapper suits.
From the smh.com.au
In the first act, the professor is dapper in a coat and tie, and sure of himself.
From the thenewstribune.com
They were dashing and dapper in traditional tuxedos and most were well groomed.
From the al.com
Early in the week, even some Macy's executives weren't their usual dapper selves.
From the chron.com
He scours Sacramento for prospects, dapper in UCLA colors, booming of good cheer.
From the sacbee.com
Sweden's dapper King Carl XVI Gustaf has never had trouble ruling his own temper.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
  • (dapperness) jauntiness: stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
  • Neat, trim; stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy
  • (dapperly) In a dapper way
  • (dapperness) The state or quality of being dapper
  • (as in archetype) - An archetype that works really well for young looking Asian men who want to be taken seriously when they go to 21 and up venues. ...
  • Adj. Rather outdated nowadays (I know the feeling), dapper is used to describe someone who is very much the country squire - well-spoken, well-dressed and rather upper-class. ...