Dudish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like a dude or dandy; foppish; fastidious about personal appearance. dated

    "He was a stiff-collar, high-headed fellow, of good intellect and had rather a dudish appearance. He went gentlemanly dressed in East Virginia style, wore a high-top silk hat, as had lawyer Park, and sported a gold headed walking cane."

Example

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"He was a stiff-collar, high-headed fellow, of good intellect and had rather a dudish appearance. He went gentlemanly dressed in East Virginia style, wore a high-top silk hat, as had lawyer Park, and sported a gold headed walking cane."

Etymology

From dude + -ish.

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