well-dressed
- adjective
- /wɛl drɛst/
- He walked into the room looking well-dressed in his tailored suit and polished shoes.
- a well-dressed man
- a well-dressed woman
He was that really well dressed dude with the good hair.
- He was that really well dressed dude with the good hair.
- He was always well dressed and he had the calmest walk.
- Where you live, in the waiting rooms of our prisons, women wait with well dressed kids.
- But I can tell you that from every study that's ever been done, we prefer people that are well groomed and well dressed.
- I'd say Pete is probably one of the best dressed men I know.
- I think he's the best dressed guy I've seen so far because Frank Ocean.
- I am stressed, but I am still well dressed. I am overwhelmed, but I am still
- I'd be at least if I wasn't the best dressed, one of the best dressed people in the room.
Examples
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With it and her black pumps, she felt extremely well-dressed and slightly fashionable.
Fiction book (1994) -
I see a group of well-dressed men... ...and their wives and children making this all official.
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You know, almost if you look at most of the guys that are really well dressed, it's just the attention to detail.
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I like to be well dressed.
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I'd say Pete is probably one of the best dressed men I know.
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A well-dressed man can get away with anything in this world.
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The husband was a doctor, the wife was very well-dressed, and they had three children.
Fiction book (1994) -
Yes, that's a well dressed man right there by Evans.
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The man selling tickets was well-dressed, in a suit, stiff collar, and string tie.
Fiction book (1993) -
He was always well dressed and he had the calmest walk.
Synonyms
Looks neat, clean, and fashionable
Clothes or rooms that look fashionable and attractive
Wearing special formal clothes for a party or event
Dressed neatly and looking smart for a special event
Having a neat, stylish appearance from careful grooming
Suitable for formal events like a wedding or party
Neat and tidy in appearance with clean clothes and neat hair
Neat and attractive, often dressed or decorated for a special occasion
Wearing smart, attractive clothes so other people notice you
Dressed in smart, formal clothes for a special event
Wearing stylish, elegant clothes
Wearing very stylish formal clothes for an important event
Looking fashionable and attractive in a way people admire
Antonyms
How Stylish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Well-dressed is a compound of well ('in a good way') and dress ('clothes' or 'to put on clothes'), so it literally means 'dressed in a good way'. That's why a well-dressed person wears neat, stylish, or elegant clothes.