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foppishly — fop ► NOUN ▪ a man who is excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance. DERIVATIVES foppery noun foppish adjective foppishly adverb foppishness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «fool» … English terms dictionary
Foppishly — Foppish Fop pish, a. Foplike; characteristic of a top in dress or manners; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; affected in manners. Syn: Finical; spruce; dandyish. See {Finical}. {Fop pish*ly}, adv. {Fop pish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foppishly — adverb see foppish … New Collegiate Dictionary
foppishly — adverb In a foppish way … Wiktionary
foppishly — fop·pish·ly … English syllables
foppishly — adverb see foppish * * * foppˈishly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑fop … Useful english dictionary
foppish — foppishly, adv. foppishness, n. /fop ish/, adj. resembling or befitting a fop; excessively refined and fastidious in taste and manner. [1595 1605; FOP + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
Apishly — Ap ish*ly, adv. In an apish manner; with servile imitation; foppishly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foppish — adjective Date: 1599 1. obsolete foolish, silly 2. a. characteristic of a fop < a foppish dressing gown > b. behaving or dressing in the manner of a fop • foppishly adverb • foppishness … New Collegiate Dictionary
Kenneth Tynan — Kenneth Peacock Tynan (2 April 1927 26 July 1980), was an influential and often controversial British theatre critic and writer.BiographyEarly lifeHe was born in Birmingham to Peter Tynan and Letitia Rose Tynan. As a child, he stammered but… … Wikipedia
