as in elegant
being strikingly neat and trim in style or appearance
the dapper gentleman drew admiring glances from all over the ballroom
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Recent Examples of dapper
Foster, who since 1999 has been Lord Foster of Thames Bank, is eighty-nine, unusually fit, and very carefully dressed—suggesting a dapper gentleman on the edge of a Fellini scene.
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Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Dan, meanwhile, was suitably dapper on the wedding day, choosing a custom Zegna navy tuxedo with a satin lapel.
—Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025
Dressed in a dapper Valentino suit at the Globes, the Sing Sing star eschewed a bowtie in favor of a black-and-white fringed scarf, tied in a bow at his neck.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
For the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival, Selena Gomez went the dapper route in a three-piece white suit from Ralph Lauren.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Dan, meanwhile, was suitably dapper on the wedding day, choosing a custom Zegna navy tuxedo with a satin lapel.
—Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025
Dressed in a dapper Valentino suit at the Globes, the Sing Sing star eschewed a bowtie in favor of a black-and-white fringed scarf, tied in a bow at his neck.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
For the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival, Selena Gomez went the dapper route in a three-piece white suit from Ralph Lauren.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dapper
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And Just Like That… is, for lack of a more elegant term, so goddamn weird this season.—
Emma Bocchi,
Vogue,
6 June 2025
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The newest model continues to fuse advanced materials with Japanese craftsmanship and cutting-edge technology to create a timepiece that is durable, precise and elegant.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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The organization will help fund new ideas in smart home technologies, energy efficiency, digitization, safety and more.—
Jennifer Bradley Franklin,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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One key to that type of extended run, says Tear, is the smart deployment of follow-up singles — songs from a popular artist that prevent listeners from getting tired of their mega-hit, but don’t necessarily get in its way, either.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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Fortunately, Amazon is overflowing with affordable, stylish, and cooling linen pants that will instantly upgrade your most casual outfits while keeping you comfy, regardless of the temperature.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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Summer calls for a more straightforward style at times, and this fedora is a quick and stylish way to accessorize simply in all the right ways.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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Enjoy thrilling matches, strawberries and cream, Lanson fizz, fashionable outfits, celebrity spotting, and the all-round fun atmosphere that the tournament brings.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The Flower girls, dressed in bright costumes of fashionable gardening gear and props, danced to popular music.—
Yvette Walker,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2025
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Rangel, a mustachioed, natty dresser rarely seen with a hair out of place, hardly had a reputation for a shy and retiring personality.—
Daily News Staff,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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Early stretches of Ep. 1 immerse audiences in Korea 1915, then dramatically cuts to Japan in 1989 as protagonist Sunja’s grandson, a bank executive, strides down a modern street in a natty suit and flamboyant tie.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Dapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dapper. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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