Dap"per (?), a. [OE. daper;
prob. fr. D. dapper brave, valiant; akin to G. tapfer
brave, OHG. taphar heavy, weighty, OSlav. dobrŭ
good, Russ. dobrui. Cf. Deft.] Little and active;
spruce; trim; smart; neat in dress or appearance; lively.
He wondered how so many provinces could be held in
subjection by such a dapper little man.
Milton.
The dapper ditties that I wont
devise.
Spenser.
Sharp-nosed, dapper steam yachts.
Julian Hawthorne.