dandified

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dandified

He wore a dandified suit with a silk cravat to the garden party.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner: Describes a person, typically a man, who is excessively concerned with and displays a very refined, elaborate, and often showy style in clothing and personal appearance. It implies a deliberate, sometimes exaggerated, adoption of foppish or dandy-like characteristics.
Usage
  • The word "dandified" is used as an adjective to describe a person's appearance and demeanor. It often carries a slightly critical or mocking tone, suggesting affectation or pretentiousness rather than genuine, effortless style.
  • It is typically applied to men, evoking the historical figure of the "dandy."
Examples
  • Adjective:
    • He arrived at the party in a dandified outfit, complete with a velvet jacket and an ornate cane.
    • His dandified manners, including his exaggerated bow, seemed out of place in the casual office.
Advanced Usage
  • As a descriptive term in criticism: Often used in literary or social commentary to critique superficiality or excessive attention to fashion over substance.
    • The critic dismissed the poet as a mere dandified aesthete, more concerned with his cravat than his verse.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dandy (noun): A man who is excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance; a fop.
    • He was known as a dandy about town.
  • Dandify (verb): To make (someone or something) resemble or characteristic of a dandy.
    • He sought to dandify his rather plain wardrobe.
  • Dandiacal (adjective): Another, more formal synonym for dandified or characteristic of a dandy.
Synonyms
  • Foppish: Concerned with one's clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way.
  • Dapper: Neat and trim in dress and appearance (usually positive, unlike "dandified").
  • Natty: Smart and fashionable in dress (can be positive or slightly mocking).
  • Beauish: Archaic term for like a beau; foppish.
Antonyms
  • Slovenly: Messy and dirty in appearance.
  • Unkempt: Not neatly combed, trimmed, or maintained.
  • Plain: Not decorated or elaborate; simple.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • To put on airs: To behave in a way that is intended to impress others by appearing more sophisticated than one is. This concept is closely related to the affectation implied by "dandified."
    • His dandified posture was just another way to put on airs.
dandified

He wore a dandified suit with a silk cravat to the garden party.

Adjective
  1. affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner

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