fashionably
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Definition
Adverb: - In a manner that conforms to or follows the current popular styles, trends, or tastes; stylishly.
Usage
The adverb "fashionably" describes how an action is performed, specifically in a way that is considered modern, stylish, or in vogue. It modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to indicate conformity with fashion.
Examples
- She arrived fashionably late to the party, as was the custom.
- The boutique is fashionably located in the city's trendiest district.
- He was fashionably dressed in a tailored suit and designer shoes.
- The apartment was decorated fashionably but comfortably.
Advanced Usage
- "fashionably thin": A phrase (using "fashionably" as an adverb modifying the adjective "thin") describing a body type that is considered desirable or stylish according to current, often narrow, beauty standards.
- The model embodied the fashionably thin ideal of the era.
- Used to describe adherence to trends in a somewhat ironic or critical context, acknowledging the transient nature of fashion.
- The theory, while fashionably cynical, lacked substantive evidence.
Variants and Related Words
- Fashionable (adjective): Characterized by or conforming to the current fashion; stylish.
- That is a very fashionable neighborhood.
- Unfashionably (adverb): In a manner not conforming to the current fashion.
- He was unfashionably early for the meeting.
Synonyms
- Stylishly
- Trendily
- Modishly
- Chicly
Antonyms
- Unfashionably
- Unstylishly
- Outmodedly
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Fashionably late: An idiom describing the practice of arriving deliberately late to a social event to appear stylish or important.
- They made a fashionably late entrance to the gala.
Adverb
- in a fashionable manner
- his voice had no trace of the drawl that you would expect to find in a fashionably dressed young man