dandy

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dandy (comparative dandier, superlative dandiest)

  1. Like a dandy, foppish.
  2. Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
    That's all fine and dandy, but how much does it cost.
  3. Almost first rate.
    What a dandy little laptop you have.

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dandy (plural dandies)

  1. A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
  2. (UK, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.

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dandy

  1. dandy

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