Tailored
adj, verb
adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of tailor form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Adjusted by a tailor, fitted.
"Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet."
- 2 Made by a tailor.
"His expensive tailored shirts didn't look that much better than off-the-rack, but they lasted much longer."
Adjective
- 1 (of clothing) custom-made wordnet
- 2 severely simple in line or design wordnet
Example
More examples"The arrival of the statuesque woman in her tailored red dress occasioned much comment at the funeral."