dandified

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das eine Person beschreibt, die übermäßig auf Mode und äußere Erscheinung bedacht ist, wie ein Dandy.

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone who is overly concerned with fashion and appearance, like a dandy.

1. Affecting extreme elegance in dress and mannerC2formal

   Characterized by an exaggerated or affected style of dress and behavior, typical of a dandy.

   Geckenhaft

   • His dandified appearance, with a silk cravat and polished cane, drew attention at the party.
   • She found his dandified mannerisms amusing rather than impressive.
   • The actor's dandified portrayal of the 19th-century aristocrat was both accurate and entertaining.

   Synonymedandyishfoppish

   Antonymedowdyfrowsyslovenlyunfashionableunstylish

• Veralteter bildungssprachlicher Ausdruck dafür, jemanden oder etwas geckenhaft, dandyhaft oder stutzerhaft zu machen bzw. mit entsprechendem Putz und Gehabe auszustatten.

An obsolete verb meaning to make someone or something dandyish or foppish in appearance or manner.

1. Dress like a dandyC2formalbritish

   To dress or style oneself in an excessively fashionable or elegant manner, resembling a dandy.

   Sich wie ein Dandy kleiden

   • He spent hours dandifying himself before the ball.
   • The young lord dandified his appearance with a silk cravat and polished boots.
   • She dandified her outfit with a vintage brooch and lace gloves.

   Synonymedeck outdoll updress upgussy uppreenprinkspruce uptitivate