English Explanatory Dictionary

foppish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Like a fop, a man overly concerned with his appearance; vain and showy.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɒp.ɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foppish.wav

Word forms

foppish more foppish most foppish

Etymology

From fop + -ish.

Synonyms

dandy buckish beauish coxcombical dandiacal dandified dandyish dandyistic dudish foppish foppy Jemmy-Jessamy lily-handed macaronic swellish Woosterian

Antonyms

dowdy dull modest prim prissy proper unkempt

Related words

active effeminate fastidious ineffectual lazy milksoppish pretentious smart sophisticated superficial timid vain weak witty

Derived words

foppishly foppishness unfoppish
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