foppish

adjective

fop·pish ˈfä-pish

Synonyms of foppish next

obsolete : foolish, silly

: characteristic of a fop

a foppish dressing gown

: behaving or dressing in the manner of a fop

foppishly adverb

foppishness noun

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With the crisp transatlantic accent of a minor noble and the piercing blue eyes of a long-haired dachshund, Dan Stevens could have coasted through his acting career as so many London boys have before, playing foppish love interests or sneaky villains unmasked in the third act. —

Hannah Strong, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2024 Audiences and critics alike raved at his hilarious Poor Things performance as foppish lawyer Duncan Wedderburn, who steals Bella away for an international adventure. —

Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024 Ruffalo, 56, has earned some of the biggest praise of his career as the foppish Duncan Wedderburn in Lanthimos’ surreally goofy take on Frankenstein. —

Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024 Advertisement The Savoyard in this play is Tiberius Spriggs, a foppish 1920s-era theater critic who invites five unsuspecting theater folks and fans to his London flat for a murder-mystery parlor game. —

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for foppish