dapper

[ dap-er ]
/ ˈdæp ər /

adjective

neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit.
lively and brisk: to walk with a dapper step.
small and active.

Origin of dapper

1400–50; late Middle English daper < Middle Dutch dapper nimble, stalwart; cognate with German tapfer brave

SYNONYMS FOR dapper

OTHER WORDS FROM dapper

dap·per·ly, adverb dap·per·ness, noun un·dap·per, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for dapperly

dapper
/ (ˈdæpə) /

adjective

neat and spruce in dress and bearing; trim
small and nimble

Derived forms of dapper

dapperly, adverb dapperness, noun

Word Origin for dapper

C15: from Middle Dutch: active, nimble