dandily

D2A1N1D2I1L1Y4

adverb

In a dandy or foppish manner.

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Meanings

adverbdandily (comparative more dandily, superlative most dandily)

comparative more dandily · superlative most dandily

  1. In a dandy or foppish manner.

    And there were two swans upon the water, and several peacocks marching dandily in the court-yard; and a grand old Irish dog, with a great collar, and a Celtic inscription, dreaming on the steps in the evening sun.

    1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard

Origin

From dandy + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Addilyn
Cite this entry
APA

dandily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dandily

MLA

“dandily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dandily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dandily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dandily.

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