Sartorial

//sɑɹˈtɔɹ.i.əl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the tailoring of clothing. not-comparable

    "His sartorial rebellions were slight: he wore jeans, for example, when giving tutorials."

  2. 2
    Of or relating to the quality of dress.

    "In his smart suit Jacob was by far the most sartorial of our party."

  3. 3
    Of or relating to the sartorius muscle.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to the sartorius muscle wordnet

Synonyms

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custom madeready madeready-to-weartailoredvestiaryvestiary

Example

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"I do not understand Tom's ostensible contempt for the sartorial concerns of his peers."

Etymology

From New Latin sartorius (“pertaining to a tailor”), from Late Latin sartor (“tailor”), from Latin sarcire (“to patch, mend”).

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