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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dapper \Dap"per\, a. [OE. daper; prob. fr D. dapper brave, valiant; akin to G. tapfer brave, OHG. taphar heavy, weighty, OSlav. dobr[u^] good, Russ. dobrui Cf {Deft}.] Little and active; spruce; trim; smart; neat in dress or appearance; lively. He wondered how so many provinces could be held in subjection by such a dapper little man. --Milton. The dapper ditties that I wont devise. --Spenser. Sharp-nosed, dapper steam yachts. --Julian Hawthorne. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dapper adj : marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dashing}, {jaunty}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {snappy}, {spruce}]
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