dandyish

  • 11Dandified — Dandify Dan di*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dandified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dandifying}.] [Dandy + fy.] To cause to resemble a dandy; to make dandyish. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Dandify — Dan di*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dandified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dandifying}.] [Dandy + fy.] To cause to resemble a dandy; to make dandyish. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13Dandifying — Dandify Dan di*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dandified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dandifying}.] [Dandy + fy.] To cause to resemble a dandy; to make dandyish. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14Foppish — Fop pish, a. Foplike; characteristic of a top in dress or manners; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; affected in manners. Syn: Finical; spruce; dandyish. See {Finical}. {Fop pish*ly}, adv. {Fop pish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15Foppishly — Foppish Fop pish, a. Foplike; characteristic of a top in dress or manners; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; affected in manners. Syn: Finical; spruce; dandyish. See {Finical}. {Fop pish*ly}, adv. {Fop pish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Foppishness — Foppish Fop pish, a. Foplike; characteristic of a top in dress or manners; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; affected in manners. Syn: Finical; spruce; dandyish. See {Finical}. {Fop pish*ly}, adv. {Fop pish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17dandy — I. noun (plural dandies) Etymology: probably short for jack a dandy, from 1jack + a (of) + dandy (origin unknown) Date: circa 1780 1. a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance 2. something excellent in its class • dandyish… …

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  • 18The Importance of Being Earnest — For other uses, see The Importance of Being Earnest (disambiguation). The Importance of Being Earnest The original production of The Importance of Being Earnest in 1895 with Allan Aynesworth as Algernon (left) and George Alexander as Jack (right) …

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  • 19The Scarlet Pimpernel — For other uses, see The Scarlet Pimpernel (disambiguation). The Scarlet Pimpernel   …

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  • 20Djuna Barnes — Djuna Barnes, ca. 1921. Djuna Barnes (June 12, 1892 – June 18, 1982) was an American writer who played an important part in the development of 20th century English language modernist writing and was one of the key figures in 1920s and 30s… …

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