Word of the Day – Dandiacal

Dandiacal (adj)

dan-dai-ak-al

Relating to or characteristic of a dandy.

From Dandy, Late 18th century: perhaps a shortened form of 17th-century Jack-a-dandy ‘conceited fellow’ (the last element representing Dandy, a pet form of the given name Andrew).

Example sentences

“He was a dandiacal man around town!”