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dapperly

dapperly adverb: in a dapper way.

Adverb

dapperly (comparative more dapperly, superlative most dapperly)

  1. In a dapper way.
    • A pleasant, dapperly dressed man with a handlebar moustache that he regularly twists and tugs...2003, Christopher Phillips, Socrates café: a fresh taste of philosophy, page 103

Adjective

dapperly (comparative more dapperly, superlative most dapperly)

  1. (Scotland) variegated

Forms of dapperly

Adverb
comparativemore dapperly
superlativemost dapperly
Adjective
comparativemore dapperly
superlativemost dapperly

Origin of dapperly

From dapper + -ly.

Questions about dapperly

What does dapperly mean?
Dapperly means in a dapper way.
What part of speech is dapperly?
Dapperly can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near dapperly in the dictionary

  1. dappered up
  2. dapperer
  3. dapperest
  4. dapperling
  5. dapperlings
  6. dapperly
  7. dapperness
  8. dappers
  9. dappier
  10. dappiest
  11. Dappig

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