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tailored

tailored

1 4.0
Neat and closely fitted in a way that looks smart
  • adjective
  • /ˈteɪlɚd/
translation icon : ajustado
  • She wore a tailored dress that accentuated her figure beautifully.
  • a tailored jacket

Examples

  • The puffer jacket no longer makes its wearer look like the Michelin Man; instead, it's more tailored and flattering.

    Blog text (31)

  • THAT MEANS 50 TAILORED SUITS AT ALL TIMES.

    What Happens Next (2011)

  • I do have this crazy kind of psychology about tailored suits.

  • All the women around us looked just like her, tailored and crisp, with shoes that you just knew, somehow, had cost a whole lot of money.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • And then I have one specifically on drawing suits which focuses on tailored jackets like this one.

  • And then I have one specifically on drawing suits which focuses on tailored jackets like this one.

  • Her designs were well known for being sleek, very tailored, and a very sort of minimal aesthetic.

    Diana: Life in Fashion (2022)

  • It's much more tailored than the 90210 dress and a lot less 90s looking.

    Blog text (2)

  • Like the boat crew, she wore green, tailored, and straight-skirted, not a wrinkle anywhere.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Façonnable's elegantly rugged Tailored Denim collection was a key part of the masculine mix.

    Blog text (5)

Synonyms

trim
vstailored
5 3.0

Neat and slim in shape or style

focuses more on precise close fit and clean lines
sartorial
vstailored
  • Formal
5 7.9

Relating to clothes and the way people dress

applies to neat clothing style focused on design and finish
suited and booted
vstailored
  • UK
1 6.3

Dressed in smart, formal clothes for a special event

is for sleek, neat design of clothing rather than event dressing
fitted
vstailored
2.0

Made to match the shape and size of something

emphasizes sleek, simple style as well as close fitting

Antonyms

baggy
38 1.0

Loose clothing that does not fit close to the body

unstructured
4 4.4

Not organized in a clear plan or order

How Tailored

sleek
11 3.5
fitted
2.0
tailored
1 4.0
neat
144 1.0
plain
208 1.0
untidy
11 1.0

Surface Forms

tailored positive

Morphology

tailored = tailor (semi-transparent) = tailor + ed

The adjectival meaning extends metaphorically from 'made to fit' to a generalized style quality ('neat, fitted'), so inferable but somewhat generalized.

Etymology

Tailored comes from the maker tailor, from an old French word tailler meaning 'to cut'. So tailored also means 'cut' in a clean, neat way, which is why it describes a close, smart style.