sartoriallyadv.
/sɑːˈtɔːrɪəli/, U.S. /sɑrˈtɔriəli/ With regard to clothes.
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sartorially1905
1905 W. J. Locke Morals of Marcus Ordeyne xii. 146 When she puts her foot upon my sartorially immaculate knee.
1916 W. J. Locke Wonderful Year xvii. 245 Like a woman clothes-starved for years..Martin ran sartorially mad.
1928 Daily Express 16 Apr. 3/4 Sartorially magnificent in all-over woolly tights.
1970 Daily Tel. 30 Dec. 9/2 Sartorially speaking, men are at last catching up with the women.
1972 Daily Tel. 14 Mar. 13/7 Sartorially, the beginning of the Chinese ‘thaw’ is to be seen in the gaily-coloured clothes worn by girls and women.
1974 ‘M. Underwood’ Pinch of Snuff ii. 12 The club's most sartorially elegant member.
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