Foppish - English meaning

adjective

Influenced or touched by an external factor.

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Affected areas

verb

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

Usage examples:

The dampness began to affect my health

verb

Pretend to have or feel (something).

Usage examples:

As usual i affected a supreme unconcern

adjective

Delicately small and pretty.

Usage examples:

A dainty lace handkerchief

noun

Something good to eat; a delicacy.

Usage examples:

Home-made breads, jams, and dainties

adjective

Small and attractive in a delicate way

Usage examples:

A dainty wrist/hand, dainty flowers

adjective

Showing excessive concern about ones clothes or appearance (typically used of a man).

Usage examples:

We watched the boat races among crowds of elegant and dandified young men

adjective

Someone, especially a man, who is dandyish is very interested in their own appearance and likes dressing in expensive, fashionable clothes.

Usage examples:

Her brother combined professionalism in his work with a dandyish and operatic manner., he was a sty…

adjective

Someone, especially a man, who is dandyish is very interested in their own appearance and likes dressing in expensive, fashionable clothes.

Usage examples:

Her brother combined professionalism in his work with a dandyish and operatic manner., he was a sty…

adjective

Someone, especially a man, who is dandyish is very interested in their own appearance and likes dressing in expensive, fashionable clothes.

Usage examples:

Her brother combined professionalism in his work with a dandyish and operatic manner., he was a sty…

adjective

Neat and trim in dress and appearance (typically used of a man).

Usage examples:

He looked very dapper in a dark silk suit

adjective

(of a man) looking stylish and neat

adjective

(of clothes) suitable for a smart or formal occasion.

Usage examples:

Wear something dressy, kate, we've got to go to a drinks party

adjective

(of clothing) suitable for formal occasions

Usage examples:

I have some dressy shoes that i can wear to the wedding.

adjective

(of a man) having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly.

Usage examples:

He lisps and his handshake is effeminate

adjective

An effeminate man behaves or looks similar to a woman

Usage examples:

He's got a very effeminate manner/voice.

adjective

Affected, over-refined, and ineffectual.

Usage examples:

Effete trendies from art college

adjective

Characteristic of or appropriate to a girl or young woman.

Usage examples:

Girly pink paper

noun

A girl or young woman (often used as a condescending term of address).

Usage examples:

What's your name, girlie?

adjective

Used to describe speech or behaviour that is not sincere because the person is pretending to belong to a higher social class

adjective

Affectedly dainty in manner or gait; effeminate (typically used of a man).

Usage examples:

I don't have to go through the rest of my life with that mincing voice of yours

verb

Cut up or grind (food, especially meat) into very small pieces, typically in a machine with revolving blades.

Usage examples:

Use a food processor to mince the lamb

adjective

A mincing walk uses small, delicate steps in a way that does not look natural

Usage examples:

She took short, mincing steps., she found herself irritated by the interviewer's mincing way of ask…

adjective

(of a person or an article of clothing) smart and fashionable.

Usage examples:

A natty blue blazer

adjective

(among rastafarians) denoting hair that is uncombed or matted, as in dreadlocks.

Usage examples:

The hippie had natty blond hair, and large, vacant-looking eyes with wrinkles around them.

adjective

Stylish and tidy in every detail

Usage examples:

He's always been a natty dresser.

adjective

Very formal and correct in behaviour, often in a way that is not sincere

Usage examples:

The chef had no patience with customers making niminy-piminy comments about his dishes., he adopts …

adjective

An insulting way of describing something that is not traditionally male, especially in behaviour, appearance, or speech

Usage examples:

"i don't want to sound poncy, but i really like going to the ballet," he said., a poncy flowery shirt

noun

Behaviour that is intended to impress or mislead.

Usage examples:

A masking of fear with macho posturing

verb

Behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead.

Usage examples:

A billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class

noun

Behaviour or speech that is intended to attract attention and interest, or to make people believe something that is not true

Usage examples:

His writing has been dismissed as mere intellectual posturing.

verb

(of a bird) tidy and clean its feathers with its beak.

Usage examples:

Reed buntings preened at the pool's edge

noun

A widespread coniferous tree which has a distinctive conical shape and hanging cones, widely grown for timber, pulp, and christmas trees.

Usage examples:

The best trees to plant with wildlife in mind are cherry and mulberry for their fruits, pines and s…

adjective

Neat in dress and appearance.

Usage examples:

Angela was a very spruce and tidy person

verb

Make someone or something smarter or tidier.

Usage examples:

The fund will be used to spruce up historic buildings

adjective

Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

Usage examples:

Their flattery made him vain

adjective

Unsuccessful or useless; failing to achieve a purpose

Usage examples:

A vain attempt to avoid responsibility, employers clearly hoped that the workers would stay longer,…