Tuesday, August 30, 2011

FOPPISH

foppish: affecting very elegance in dress and manner; to dress to resemble a dandy; behaving in the manner of a fop

Example: Asked what made Carmichael popular on screen, Mr Durden-Smith, 76, said: "He had a twinkle in his eye, a wonderful sense of humour, he was marvellously foppish in a theatrical way. You used to wonder what he would say next." [Reference: BBC News: Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89]