dandy
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6.7
- adjective
- /ˈdændi/
- Archaic
- She prepared a dandy meal for her guests that they couldn't stop raving about.
- fine and dandy
- Just dandy
- handy-dandy
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Watch on YouTubeRock music, give awards, paper checks, that's all fine and dandy.
- Rock music, give awards, paper checks, that's all fine and dandy.
- Now, if all of this so far sounds like rainbows and sunshine and unicorns and butterfly, it's all fine and dandy.
Examples
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Of course, Meade found it fine and dandy; he didn't look like an outside agitator.
Blog text (16) -
Everything is going to be just fine and dandy for you now.
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Well, it's certainly a dandy tree, I'll give you that.
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Ah, well, that sounds like it's gonna be dandy.
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And now I'm just dandy.
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Everything looks fine and dandy to me, Mr. Connors.
Fiction book (1993) -
"That's all just fine and dandy," he drawled.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Oh, you're just fine and dandy," Dr. McTiernan pronounced with a wicked chuckle.
Fiction book (1995) -
The painting was a dandy piece that impressed everyone at the gallery.
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The performance was simply dandy, leaving the audience wanting more.
Synonyms
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1.0
Very good or excellent in quality
∞
1.0
Very good and better than most similar things
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3.0
Better than expected and quite good
218
7.0
Very good and impressive
98
7.3
Very good and enjoyable
59
8.8
Very stylish and liked by many people
40
6.0
Being clever and useful, often small and attractive
29
6.9
Very good and pleasant, with no problems
29
7.6
Very good, enjoyable, and attractive in a lively way
18
9.9
Very good or excellent in old, joking speech
16
7.8
Very good and of high quality
13
7.9
In a good state without any problems
10
5.6
A very successful time, for example a year
7
7.9
Very good and impressive
4
8.4
Very good and enjoyable
2
9.9
Very good in quality and performance
1
9.0
Very good and impressive
1
8.6
Very good and enjoyable
1
8.9
Very good and large, often used for a meal or party
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
1
8.6
A tropical disease spread by mosquitoes that causes fever, rash, and joint pain
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Etymology
Dandy meaning 'excellent' comes from the older noun for a stylish man; people started using the word for things that seemed as fine or pleasing as a well-dressed person. So calling something 'dandy' means it is very good or impressive.