foppish

foppish

English

Etymology

    From fop + -ish.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɒp.ɪʃ/
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    Adjective

    foppish (comparative more foppish, superlative most foppish)

    1. Like a fop, a man overly concerned with his appearance; vain and showy.
      Synonyms: dandy, buckish; see also Thesaurus:foppish
      • 1926, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, New York: Anchor, published 1991, page 148:
        They talked a delicate and elastic Arabic, and were mannered, often foppish, in habit.

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