Dapper and Scrubby

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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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Scrubby is an antonym for dapper.

Scrubby adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.

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Dapper is an antonym for scrubby.

Nearby Words: scrub, scrubbed, scrubber, scrubbing

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