dandy

Speech parts

1. dandy - Noun

2. dandy - Adjective

3. dandy - Adjective Satellite

4. Dandy - Proper noun

Meaning

One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.

A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set.

A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; -- called also jigger, and mizzen.

A dandy roller. See below.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fop great neat fashion plate beau sheik gallant dude peachy nifty corking fine excellent keen wonderful
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Antonyms

rotten poor bad inferior terrible foul
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Hypernyms

man sailing ship sailing vessel adult male

Hyponyms

cockscomb macaroni coxcomb

Phrases with the word

be fine and dandy dandy wagon dandy waggon dandy detective dandy-walker syndrome

Derivatives

Dandies dandier dandiest

Anagrams

dadny

Examples

Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker. Ogden Nash

she loved to walk down the street with a book under her arm. It had the same significance for her as an elegant cane for the dandy a century ago. It differentiated her from others. Milan Kundera

Jim Dandy waves his stick over and around about the rock in a meaningless-meaningful way. William Saroyan

I bought a pair of Carpe Diem boots, which were completely unnecessary and hideously expensive, but they make me feel quite fine and dandy. Sean Pertwee

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man. Charles Baudelaire

You look dandy in the sky but you don't scare me Cause I got you here in my eye In this lifetime you got my human gets me blues. Captain Beefheart

Close letter words and terms

dandrufflike dandruffy Dandurand dandy as candy dandy brush dandy cart