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
OTHER WORDS FROM dapper
dap·per·ly, adverb dap·per·ness, noun un·dap·per, adjectiveWords nearby dapper
daphne,
daphnephoria,
daphnia,
daphnis,
daphnis and chloe,
dapper,
dapple,
dapple-gray,
dapple-grey,
dappled,
dapsang
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, nounWord Origin for dapper
C15: from Middle Dutch: active, nimble