well-dressed

[wel-drest]

adjective

1. attired in clothing that is of good quality, is properly fitted, and is appropriate and becoming.

well-dressed

adjective

1. neatly, expensively, or fashionably attired

Word History and Origins

Origin of well-dressed¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

Others regarded the well-dressed German Jewish deportees with suspicion as “capitalists.”

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And so it was on Wednesday and Saturday nights, the IPO’s first and last appearances at Carnegie this visit, with tempers between the often-masked protesters and the well-dressed concertgoers flaring occasionally.

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Now the restaurant has become the epicenter of stylish downtowners coming uptown for opulent dinners where the restaurant’s regulars—older, well-dressed, celebratory—are part of the draw.

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Video surveillance from the venue shows a well-dressed man moving casually through the wedding reception while guests are on the dance floor.

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Playing a racist, quietly unhinged passenger, Scorsese’s unnamed, well-dressed character calmly explains to Bickle that he’s planning to kill his cheating wife, laying out in disturbing detail what his .44 Magnum will do to her.

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Related Words

• attractive 
• beautiful 
• clean-cut 
• dapper 
• elegant 
• good-looking 
• graceful 
• lovely 
• personable 
• smart 
• smooth 
• stately 
• stylish 
• suave