foppish
Example Sentences
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Nearby a half-length painting of Saint Sebastian reimagines its subject as an almost foppish youth with auburn hair and a single arrow piercing his smooth torso.
From New York Times
The foppish white guys he works for and with listen intently, make a few clueless responses.
From Salon
Chelsea have an aristocratic air about them right now, unbeaten in all 11 matches under Thomas Tuchel, while the modern Leeds are foppish aesthetes hell bent on nothing more dangerous than art for art’s sake.
From The Guardian
This highlander with a taste for French finery is, in fact, one of those charismatic rogues we simply can’t resist, like that foppish Caribbean pirate, Captain Jack Sparrow, or the cocky galactic mercenary Han Solo.
From Washington Post
And there’s fun to be had with these performances, including Hugh Grant playing a foppishly pretentious academic with impeccable condescension.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
