Dapper and Grubby

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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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Grubby is an antonym for dapper.

Grubby adjective - Not clean.

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Dapper is an antonym for grubby.

Nearby Words: grub, grubbed, grubbiness, grubbing, grubber

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