posh
adjective
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious.
poshness
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a word derived from
posh.
Example Sentences
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Though the name might give off an air of poshness, this is the most common variety in the United States.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2021
But there was Mr. Rees-Mogg, nicknamed “the honorable gentleman from the 18th century” for his old-world tics and antiquarian poshness, looking like a Degas model, with his willowy frame and long, angular face.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2019
Six million people had watched the “Absolutely Fabulous” star diffuse English poshness into the Arctic mists as she travelled northward through Norway.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019
Now look at the stage and note the incremental increase in poshness from Oasis to Embrace to Travis to Coldplay to Keane.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 23, 2011
Today, its red-brick row houses and elegant shops and restaurants rival the historic Back Bay for poshness.
From Time Magazine Archive
