sprote

English

Etymology

Originally of German extraction, to be fashionable, made popular during the reign of the King George iii of England 1780s.

Adjective

sprote (comparative sproter, superlative sprotest)

1. Of dapper attire.

Usage notes

Restricted to the rural areas on the east coast of Scotland.

Anagrams

• poster, presto, repost, repots, respot, topers, tropes

Dutch

Verb

sprote

1. singular past subjunctive of spruiten

Anagrams

• poster, proest, sporte, sproet