sartorially
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7.7
- adverb
- /sɑrˈtɔːriəli/
- Formal
- He dressed sartorially for the interview, wearing a tailored suit and polished shoes.
- sartorially challenged
Examples
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This town is what you'd call sartorially challenged.
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King was always sharp, both musically and sartorially, and dedicated to business.
Blog text (1) -
And her looks at the time, started to show the early signs what she'd go on to achieve sartorially.
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The one note I would make based on my experience is to please make the uniform sartorially pleasant.
Blog text (19) -
Well, he had cleaned up his act sartorially so much that he was no longer visually the freak from the '60s.
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Notwithstanding this sage advice, while preserving modesty and formality, less is definitely sartorially more.
Academic text (2016) -
I didn't look exactly trampish, but I was not sartorially flaunting my prosperity before Marge's cynical eyes, either.
Fiction book (1991) -
At the gala, everyone looked sartorially splendid in their elegant evening wear.
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Fashion icons have influenced how people choose to dress sartorially in modern society.
Synonyms
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2.9
In a stylish way that follows what is popular now
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3.9
In a way that looks elegant and not showy in clothes or rooms
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3.5
In a fashionable and elegant way
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4.0
In a stylish way that follows what is popular now
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5.0
In a stylish and elegant way
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4.9
In a stylish way that looks modern and elegant
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6.8
In a fashionable way that follows current trends
How Stylish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sartorially comes from the Latin root sartor, which means 'tailor', a person who makes clothes. So to say someone is sartorially stylish means they are stylish in their clothing or the way they dress.