Modish

//ˈməʊdɪʃ// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Conforming with fashion or style.

    "As we crossed Blackwell's Island a limousine passed us, driven by a white chauffeur, in which sat three modish negroes, two bucks and a girl."

  2. 2
    In the current mode.
Adjective
  1. 1
    in the current fashion or style wordnet

Synonyms

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a la modea la modeadvancedahead of its timeavant gardeavant-garde

Example

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"My sister-in-law lived through the poverty of her modish Western religion."

Etymology

From mode + -ish.

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