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Meanings of dandy in English

Russian
денди
Portuguese
galã
Catalan
petimetre
Spanish
dandy
Wikidata

A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.

Related terms
денди
Portuguese
yawl
Catalan
iol

A sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost.

yawl
Synonyms
Examples for "yawl"
Examples for "yawl"
1
The other yawl and its tackle roll and creak in the gale.
David Lockwin—The People's Idol
2
Everybody in the yawl was eagerly looking after the form of Tier.
Jack Tier; Or, The Florida Reef
3
Then the men stop rowing and the yawl drifts with the current.
Life on the Mississippi
4
But it is incredible that any more should get in the yawl.
David Lockwin—The People's Idol
5
The English had the yawl, and the launch had been driven away.
Miles Wallingford / Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore"

Very good.

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Usage of dandy in English
1
Which was just dandy keeno fine as far as she was concerned.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
2
She was sure she'd wake up the following morning feeling peachy dandy.
Naughty neighbor
3
In areas where there's no pesticides, they'll turn out fine and dandy.
NY Magazine
4
Ye look right a dandy in blue silk doublet and slit pantaloons.
Heaven and the heather
5
The dandy of the clubs had become a perambulating mass of rags.
Run to Earth: A Novel
6
The shining dandy she'd first met in Klein's plastic garden had gone.
Imajica: Complete Edition
7
Day two and things were dandy by the banks of the Guadalquivir.
The Irish Times
8
He was in no mind to discuss Joan with this inquiring dandy.
A Son of the Immortals
9
Even if we lose the patient it will be a dandy operation.
The Auction Block
10
It is unfortunate only to be living in this dandy time .
Metro 2033
11
He disliked the dandy with a strong predisposition to like the man.
Sally Bishop: A Romance
12
The young dandy will find certain laws to which he must conform.
The Works of Max Beerbohm
13
It was a dandy row, and it was siventeen arrists we made.
Blindfolded
14
And he showed me around some dandy places before I got wise.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
15
The world is full of dandy girls, but wait till we appear-
Love Conquers All
16
My last stroke was a dandy, if I do say it myself.
Europe Revised
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Translations for dandy
Spanish
dandydandi
Dandy through the time
Dandy across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common