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[ wel-drest ] / ˈwɛlˈdrɛst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR well-dressed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveattired in clothing that is of good quality, is properly fitted, and is appropriate and becoming. Origin of well-dressedFirst recorded in 1570–80 Words nearby well-dressedwell-disciplined, well-disposed, well-documented, welldoing, well-done, well-dressed, well-dressing, well-earned, well-endowed, well-equipped, Weller Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for well-dressedIn front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism. New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion|Nina Strochlic|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST A well-dressed young man engaged him in conversation, and mentioned that he was a musician. Death Metal Angola: Heavy Metal in War-Torn Africa|Nina Strochlic|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST “This poor guy has a pea coat on,” he says, pointing to a well-dressed youngster in the front row. Dan Malloy Is Progressives’ Dream Governor. So Why Isn’t He Winning?|David Freedlander|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Handsome and well-dressed, he was happily in his second marriage, to Winnie, a beautiful and glamorous social worker. Mandela, My Source: One Journalist’s Memory of Clandestine Meetings|Benjamin Pogrund|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The caller told him of seeing a well-dressed man and woman carrying the cooler in the vicinity of where it had been found. Baby Hope Killer Confesses After 22 Years|Michael Daly|October 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST At the end of the reading, all eyes were directed to the well-dressed and gentlemanly-looking Adolphus. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 9, 1841|Various Sunday I shall go to walk with Votini, the well-dressed boy who is always polishing himself up, and who is so envious of Derossi. Cuore (Heart)|Edmondo De Amicis Some well-dressed men, in a state of strong drink, were boasting of their respective places of nativity. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward|Charles Farrar Browne (AKA Artemus Ward) She would have turned then and there and flown but for the swift picture she had of a well-dressed man at a table. The Million Dollar Mystery|Harold MacGrath A smart, well-dressed sailor sat at the table, his head bent over books and papers, apparently doing exercises by candle-light. Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for well-dressed
adjective (well dressed when postpositive)neatly, expensively, or fashionably attired Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to well-dressedbeautiful, clean-cut, athletic, suave, smooth, elegant, good-looking, graceful, stylish, dapper, lovely, personable, smart, stately, dolled up, dressed to kill, gussied up, soignée, admirable, aristocratic |