sartorial

[ sahr-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]

/ sɑrˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

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adjective

of or relating to tailors or their trade: sartorial workmanship.

of or relating to clothing or style or manner of dress: sartorial splendor.

Anatomy. pertaining to the sartorius.

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Origin of sartorial

1815–25; <Late Latin sartor tailor + -ial

OTHER WORDS FROM sartorial

sar·to·ri·al·ly, adverbpre·sar·to·ri·al, adjectiveun·sar·to·ri·al, adjectiveun·sar·to·ri·al·ly, adverb

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How to use sartorial in a sentence

Inauguration is a momentous event for designers chosen to dress the attendees, but, interestingly enough, it’s the sartorial quirks that people are choosing to fixate on.
Inauguration fashion was bold, American, and even a little bit fun|Terry Nguyen|January 20, 2021|Vox
Sales of the sartorial trappings of the modern professional like high heels, men’s suits, and bras with underwires are suffering.
Don’t dress for comfort when working from home—dress for joy|Katherine Ellen Foley|September 20, 2020|Quartz
Ahmadinejad may talk a big game on the global stage, but sartorially speaking, he's a man of the people.
7 Job Ideas for the Recently Unemployed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad|Anna Brand|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She is stolid and reliable, sartorially and in seemingly every other way, and that forms the essence of her appeal.
Kate Middleton's Classic Style|Rebecca Dana|November 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Her inimitable style (both sartorially and politically speaking) has even earned her nicknames like the “New Evita.”
First Lady Arms Race|Alisa Gould-Simon|March 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The Editor, too, was a considerable advance—at least sartorially—over the one I remembered.
Down the Yellowstone|Lewis R. Freeman
He was unshaven, he was wearing the suit substituted for his own; and Florence, sartorially, was not much better off.
The Million Dollar Mystery|Harold MacGrath
Sartorially at least, the company was eminently respectable.
The Easiest Way|Eugene Walter and Arthur Hornblow
She was characterized, sartorially, only by that unobtrusive yet exquisite neatness whose practice some women bring to a fine art.
Angela's Business|Henry Sydnor Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for sartorial

sartorial

/ (sɑːˈtɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring

anatomy of or relating to the sartorius

Derived forms of sartorial

sartorially, adverb

Word Origin for sartorial

C19: from Late Latin sartōrius from sartor

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