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a
: characteristic of a fop
a foppish dressing gown
b
: 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.
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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
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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
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“Foppish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foppish. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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