fop´pish|ness

fop´pish|ness
fop|pish «FOP ihsh», adjective.
1. of a fop; suitable for a fop: »

foppish dress.

2. vain; affected: »

foppish manners.

SYNONYM(S): empty-headed.
3. Obsolete. foolish; silly: »

Wise men are grown foppish (Shakespeare).

fop´pish|ly, adverb.
fop´pish|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • fop´pish|ly — fop|pish «FOP ihsh», adjective. 1. of a fop; suitable for a fop: »foppish dress. 2. vain; affected: »foppish manners. SYNONYM(S): empty headed. 3. Obsolete. foolish; …   Useful english dictionary

  • fop|pish — «FOP ihsh», adjective. 1. of a fop; suitable for a fop: »foppish dress. 2. vain; affected: »foppish manners. SYNONYM(S): empty headed. 3. Obsolete. foolish; …   Useful english dictionary

  • pish — fop·pish; frop·pish; hip·pish; hyp·pish; pish·pash; pish·posh; quip·pish; snap·pish; snap·pish·ly; snap·pish·ness; up·pish; wam·pish; pa·pish; pish; fop·pish·ly; fop·pish·ness; pish·rogue; up·pish·ly; up·pish·ness; …   English syllables

  • fop — fop·ling; fop·pery; fop·pish; fop·py; fop; fop·pish·ly; fop·pish·ness; …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • foppishness — fop·pish·ness …   English syllables

  • foppish — fop•pish [[t]ˈfɒp ɪʃ[/t]] adj. resembling or befitting a fop; fastidious in taste and manner • Etymology: 1595–1605 fop′pish•ly, adv. fop′pish•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • 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 — 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

  • Foppishness — 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

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