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   Dapper (?), a. [OE. daper; prob. fr. D. dapper brave, valiant; akin to G. tapfer brave, OHG. taphar heavy, weighty, OSlav. dobrŭ good, Russ. dobrui.  Cf. Deft.] Little and active; spruce; trim; smart; neat in dress or appearance; lively.
   
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   He wondered how so many provinces could be held in subjection by such a dapper little man. Milton.
   
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   The dapper ditties that I wont devise. Spenser.
   
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   Sharp-nosed, dapper steam yachts. Julian Hawthorne.
   
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