foppish
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈfɑːpɪʃ/
- Offensive
:
afectado
- The foppish gentleman spent hours perfecting his hairstyle before attending the gala.
Examples
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Mr. Tobin was dressed in a foppish purple suit, a white silk shirt, and a tie that sported vines and grape clusters.
Fiction book (1997) -
Puff smiles and performs a foppish bow, almost a curtsy.
Fiction book (2001) -
Look at him, he's a foppish dandy.
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The young foppish prince?
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Enter after him, Tonio, a foppish and foul-mouthed courtier.
Academic text (1995) -
The foppish moderator is joined by a pair of critics, a militant lesbian and a highfalutin academic, to discuss the meaning of Vera's contribution to American culture.
Blog text (9) -
For NIAC, the eminent Iranian Americans are only those in Nordstrom suits and foppish outfits, priding themselves on luxury and banality.
Blog text (21) -
But there’s nothing so interesting as a toaster or a calico cat in this pretentious act of foppish vanity.
Blog text (19) -
I've always thought Leslie Howard's "Scarlet Pimpernel" was just a bit too foppish, even though Leslie Howard himself was a fine actor who apparently did not lack courage during WW2.
Blog text (6) -
He always wore colorful scarves and tailored jackets, making him look quite foppish at every event.
Synonyms
35
6.5
Being very bright and showy to attract attention
Dressed or acting in a showy, very fashionable way
Very careful about clothes and manners in a showy way
Antonyms
How Vain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Foppish comes from fop, an old word for a man who was 'vain' or 'foolish' about his looks. So, foppish means dressing or behaving in a showy, affected way, like being 'foolish' about fashion.