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US
/əˈtaɪɹd/
]
[ UK /ɐtˈaɪəd/ ]
[ UK /ɐtˈaɪəd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
neatly dressed workers
crimson-robed Harvard professors
professors robed in crimson
went about oddly garmented
tuxedo-attired gentlemen
monks garbed in hooded robes
the elegantly attired gentleman
How To Use attired In A Sentence
- Not only English society, but Indian princes and princesses, American millionaires, and Continental aristocrats attended this ball attired in sumptuous costumes worth thousands upon thousands of pounds. Mansions of Mayfair | Edwardian Promenade
- In others, such as Alessandro Allori's image of a magnificently dressed and bejeweled, strong-minded young woman c. 1580s, the name of the subject is unknown, while in still others, such as Jusepe de Ribera's imaginary portrait of an ancient philosopher or Lucas Cranach the Elder's modishly attired 16th-century Saxon charmer, we are given an ideal or a general type, rather than a specific individual. See Their Worlds in Their Faces
- The loud checks of his ample suit made the bookies appear attired for a funeral.
- Some were attired in figure-hugging minis, some were dressed in sparkling evening wear and a few in casuals.
- Astrid Stawiarz for The Wall Street Journal Chef Jacques Pepin "Ace of Cakes" star Duff Goldman, who created the five-foot cake for the evening, stood out among the black-tie attired guests in jeans, a T-shirt and a leather jacket. Raising a Toast to Culinary Masters
- Known as a dandy, he was attired in his usual flamboyant dress -- pink satin with silver trim and pink heels to match his coat. PERDITA: The Life of Mary Robinson
- Always impeccably attired, a little black dress, high heels, and a Reardon steel bracelet even on a construction site. Michael Jones: Atlas Shrugged
- Known as a dandy, he was attired in his usual flamboyant dress -- pink satin with silver trim and pink heels to match his coat. PERDITA: The Life of Mary Robinson
- He went to classes smartly dressed in a shirt and tie, and upbraided his fellow pupils for not being suitably attired.
- A smiling Princess Anne was attired in an aqua-blue hat and matching jacket, with white top.