dapper

UK: /ˈdæpə^r/ US: /ˈdæpɚ/ ,(dap′ər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dap•per /ˈdæpɚ/   adj. 

1. neat, trim, or smart in dress or appearance:
   You look dapper in that new suit.
2. lively and brisk:
   to walk with a dapper step.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dap•per  (dap′ər), adj. 

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

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

dap′per•ly, adv. 
dap′per•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. spruce, modish, jaunty, natty.

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dapper / ˈdæpə/ adjective

1. neat and spruce in dress and bearing; trim
2. small and nimble

Etymology: 15th Century: from Middle Dutch: active, nimble

ˈdapperly adverb

ˈdapperness noun