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tuxedoed

tuxedoed

1 6.3
Dressed in a tuxedo
  • adjective
  • /tʌkˈsiːdoʊd/
  • US
translation icon : vestido de esmoquin
  • The tuxedoed waiter approached the table with a menu and a bottle of wine.
  • tuxedoed waiter
  • tuxedoed man

Examples

  • Tuxedoed men set up a large floral arrangement behind the lectern, all hue and fragrance.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • ELEGANT HOTEL SUITE - NIGHT. A tuxedoed Bell Captain, Barnard, is showing the guys around an enormous and luxurious suite.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Inside the embassy, the party is a formal, tuxedoed affair that's in full swing on the second floor.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Finn was attended by tuxedoed waiters as if he were the Second Coming.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • He is gently nudged toward the stage by the two tuxedoed gentlemen.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • We find gowned women, tuxedoed men, gold-braided naval officers, a swing band, and ...

    Fiction book (1997)
  • A tuxedoed bartender lounging near an array of bottles blocked access to the main house.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • There is a party going on amid the bare rafters and beams; elegant people on patio chairs and tuxedoed waiters.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • At the gala, the tuxedoed guests mingled elegantly among the sparkling decorations.

  • During the wedding ceremony, a group of tuxedoed men stood proudly beside the groom.

Synonyms

dressed-up
vstuxedoed
82 2.7

Wearing special formal clothes for a party or event

is a specific very formal evening suit for men
dapper
vstuxedoed
16 6.2

Neat and stylish in the way a man dresses

is about a specific formal evening outfit not general neat style
attired
vstuxedoed
  • Formal
1 5.4

Wearing special or formal clothes

refers to one particular very formal evening outfit
dressed
vstuxedoed
1 1.0

Wearing special clothes for an occasion, for example a party

is a specific very formal evening outfit rather than simply wearing clothes
suited and booted
vstuxedoed
  • UK
1 6.3

Dressed in smart, formal clothes for a special event

is a specific type of very formal evening dress
to dudded up
vstuxedoed
  • Archaic
8.2

To wear nice clothes for a special event

is specifically one formal evening outfit rather than general adornment

How Formal

full dress
  • Formal
1 6.8
tuxedoed
  • US
1 6.3
dressed spiffily
  • Informal
7.8
casual
81 1.3

Surface Forms

tuxedoed positive

Morphology

tuxedoed = tuxedo (transparent) = tuxedo + ed

The adjective denotes 'wearing a tuxedo', directly derived from the noun plus the adjectival/past-participial '-ed'.

Etymology

The word tuxedoed comes from Tuxedo Park, a place near New York where people first wore the smart jacket called a tuxedo. So being tuxedoed means 'wearing a tuxedo', the formal jacket style that began in that town.