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Synonyms
dan·dy (dăńdē)

[Perhaps short for jack-a-dandy, fop.]

noun: pl., -dies. 

  1. A man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; a fop.
  2. Something very good or agreeable.
  3. Nautical See yawl

adjective: -di·er, -di·est. 

  1. Suggestive of or attired like a dandy; foppish.
  2. Fine; good.

derivatives

dańdi·ly
adverb
dańdy·ish
adjective
dańdy·ish·ly
adverb
dańdy·ism
noun
yawl (yôl)

[Dutch jol, possibly from Low German jolle.]

noun 

  1. A two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel similar to the ketch but having a smaller jigger- or mizzenmast stepped abaft the rudder. Also called dandy
  2. A ship's small boat, crewed by rowers.