Dapper and Shambling

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

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Shambling is an antonym for dapper.

Shambling noun - Walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet.

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Dapper is an antonym for shambling.

Nearby Words: shamble, shambled

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