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Adjective: dandy (dandier,dandiest)  dandee
  1. Very good
    - bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, grouse [Austral, NZ], ripper [Austral]
Noun: dandy  dandee
  1. A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
    - dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse
     
  2. A sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
    - yawl

Derived forms: dandier, dandiest, dandies

See also: dandify, dandily, good

Type of: adult male, man, sailing ship, sailing vessel

Encyclopedia: Dandy