Words / C2

sah-TORR-ee-uh-l/sɑːˈtɔːriəl/

Sartorial means of clothes, tailoring, or how someone dresses (formal): sartorial elegance, a sartorial choice. Clothing is everyday; dress is the wider noun. Tailoring is the craft. Do not let sartorial polish stand in for a methods sentence.

Meaning

Relating to clothes, tailoring, or a person’s style of dress (formal).

Examples

• “Sartorial polish on the podium is not a methods section.”
• “Clothing is everyday. Dress sense is informal. A well-cut jacket can be sartorial fact. A podium that never states the n is theatre. Appearances are allowed after the cell is filled. The suit does not hold the key.”

Good to know

Of clothes or tailoring. Everyday: clothing / dress. A jacket is not a sample size.

Near in meaning

clothing

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