dandify en · VERB
Etymology
From dandy + -fy.
Meanings
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To dress as, make into, or to adopt the style of, a dandy.
The Major smiled as he saw the boy dandifying himself in the glass: the old gentleman was not displeased with the appearance of the comely lad.
1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter XVIII, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume I, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849, →OCLC, page 167:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dandifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| dandifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dandified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dandified | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
bg натруфвам (dress as a dandy) · bg наконтвам (dress as a dandy)