well-dressed
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of well-dressed
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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But I noticed a well-dressed man in the far corner of the room standing as still and stiff as a candlestick.
From Literature
It’s a traditional sort of U.K. series, a well-dressed postwar period piece with an eccentric detective at its center.
From Los Angeles Times
A well-dressed crowd had begun to gather in front of the Bolshoi Kamenny, but she avoided the main entrance and instead made her way to the alley that ran alongside the building.
From Literature
And it was Old Timothy who had apparently directed the dogs to lead this well-dressed hunting party everywhere but where Bertha might be found.
From Literature
“Well… I’m not a lawyer yet, I just play a very well-dressed one on TV,” Kardashian wrote on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times
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