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foppish
What does foppish mean?
foppish (adjective): affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Where does foppish come from?
From fop + -ish.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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brief, yet including all important information
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affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
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inborn; existing or having existed since birth
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possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
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