well-dressed
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of well-dressed
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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A week later, a well-dressed and well-spoken young woman arrived at the house in Grimsby, calling herself Mrs Baker.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
And so it was on Wednesday and Saturday nights, the IPO’s first and last appearances at Carnegie this visit, with tempers between the often-masked protesters and the well-dressed concertgoers flaring occasionally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
The author lamented that modern cakes — particularly those deemed chic enough for social media or a well-dressed birthday party — had become overwrought and overdesigned.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025
For the first time electronic line calling has been introduced at the All England Club with the well-dressed line judges replaced by AI.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025
I stared at the clean, well-dressed people, busily moving from place to place.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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