Meanings
comparative better-dressed · superlative best-dressed
- Clothed or outfitted in fashionable or attractive personal apparel and attire.
The man was about thirty-five, very handsome, extremely well-dressed, with striped trousers, a black Homburg and a Burberry raincoat.
1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 35Synonyms: dapper, natty, spiffy, well-tailored, smart
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveClothed or outfitted in fashionable or attractive personal apparel and attire.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Danish velklædt
- velklædtthat dresses well
Finnish hyvin pukeutunut, hyvinpukeutuva
- hyvin pukeutunutthat dresses well
- hyvinpukeutuvathat dresses well
French bien habillé
- bien habilléthat dresses well
Greek καλοντυμένος
- καλοντυμένος (kalontyménos)that dresses well
Italian agghindato, azzimato
- agghindatothat dresses well
- azzimatothat dresses well
Portuguese bem-vestido, aprumado
- bem-vestidothat dresses well
- aprumadothat dresses well
Swedish välklädd
- välkläddthat dresses well
Cite this entry
well-dressed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-dressed
“well-dressed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-dressed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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