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Dandyish vs Dandy - What's the difference?

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Dandyish is a derived term of dandy.


As adjectives the difference between dandyish and dandy

is that dandyish is in the style of a dandy while dandy is like a dandy, foppish.

As a noun dandy is

a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.

dandyish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • In the style of a dandy.

    • Synonyms

    * dandiacal

    dandy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Like a dandy, foppish.
  • Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
    • That's all fine and dandy , but how much does it cost?
  • Almost first rate.
    • What a dandy little laptop you have.

    Noun

    (dandies)
  • A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
  • (British, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
  • A dandy roller.

    • Synonyms

    * (man concerned with appearance) dude, fop, macaroni, masher, metrosexual, popinjay, buck

    Derived terms

    * dandify * dandification * dandyish

    See also

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