Dapper and Grimy

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Dapper adjective - Being strikingly neat and trim in style or appearance.

Usage example: the dapper gentleman drew admiring glances from all over the ballroom

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Grimy is an antonym for dapper.

Grimy adjective - Not clean.

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Dapper is an antonym for grimy.

Nearby Words: grim, grime, grimed

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