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dandified

dandified is the simple past and past participle of dandify.

Meaning of dandify

Verb

dandify (third-person singular simple present dandifies, present participle dandifying, simple past and past participle dandified)

  1. To dress as, make into, or to adopt the style of, a dandy.
    • The Major smiled as he saw the boy dandifying himself in the glass: the old gentleman was not displeased with the appearance of the comely lad.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter XVIII, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume I, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849, →OCLC, page 167
    Synonyms:
    dandyize

Adjective

dandified (comparative more dandified, superlative most dandified)

  1. Characteristic (in dress and habits) of a dandy

Synonyms of dandified

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Forms of dandified

comparativemore dandified
superlativemost dandified

Questions about dandified

What does dandified mean?
Dandified means characteristic (in dress and habits) of a dandy.
What is dandified the simple past and past participle of?
Dandified is the simple past and past participle of dandify.
What part of speech is dandified?
Dandified is an adjective.

Words near dandified in the dictionary

  1. dandies
  2. dandies up
  3. dandiest
  4. dandification
  5. dandifications
  6. dandified
  7. dandifies
  8. dandify
  9. dandifying
  10. dandily
  11. dandiness

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