well-dressed

  • 21Well off — Well Well, adv. [Compar. and superl. wanting, the deficiency being supplied by better and best, from another root.] [OE. wel, AS. wel; akin to OS., OFries., & D. wel, G. wohl, OHG. wola, wela, Icel. & Dan. vel, Sw. v[ a]l, Goth. wa[ i]la;… …

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  • 22Well to do — Well Well, adv. [Compar. and superl. wanting, the deficiency being supplied by better and best, from another root.] [OE. wel, AS. wel; akin to OS., OFries., & D. wel, G. wohl, OHG. wola, wela, Icel. & Dan. vel, Sw. v[ a]l, Goth. wa[ i]la;… …

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  • 23Well to live — Well Well, adv. [Compar. and superl. wanting, the deficiency being supplied by better and best, from another root.] [OE. wel, AS. wel; akin to OS., OFries., & D. wel, G. wohl, OHG. wola, wela, Icel. & Dan. vel, Sw. v[ a]l, Goth. wa[ i]la;… …

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  • 24well-turned-out — UK US adjective very well dressed, usually in expensive clothing Thesaurus: dressed and wearing clothes of a particular typehyponym * * * well turned out «WEHL TURND OWT», adjective. dressed well; stylish: »But a man otherwise well turned out,… …

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  • 25well-groomed — well′ groomed′ adj. 1) having the hair, skin, etc., well cared for; well dressed, clean, and neat: a well groomed young man[/ex] 2) (of an animal) tended, cleaned, combed, etc., with great care 3) carefully cared for; neat; tidy: a well groomed… …

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  • 26dressed — adjective 1 get dressed to put your clothes on: Go and get dressed! 2 having your clothes on: Aren t you dressed yet? | fully dressed (=with all your clothes on) 3 wearing a particular type of clothes (+ in/as): The older woman was dressed in a… …

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  • 27well-heeled — adjective in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards easy living a prosperous family his family is well situated financially well to do members of the community • Syn: ↑ …

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  • 28dressed — [[t]dre̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: usu v link ADJ If you are dressed, you are wearing clothes rather than being naked or wearing your night clothes. If you get dressed, you put on your clothes. He was fully dressed, including shoes... He went into his… …

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  • 29well-groomed — Synonyms and related words: anal, bandbox, braw, chic, chipper, classy, clothes conscious, cosmopolitan, dapper, dashing, dinky, doggy, dressed to advantage, dressed to kill, elegant, exquisite, genteel, jaunty, natty, neat, nifty, nobby, orderly …

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  • 30dressed — [drest] adj 1) wearing clothes of a particular type She was dressed in a black suit.[/ex] a well dressed man[/ex] 2) someone who is dressed is wearing clothes Ant: undressed Just a minute, I m not dressed yet.[/ex] • get dressed to put your… …

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