dossyadj.
/ˈdɒsi/ slang.
Stylish, smart.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > fine, elegant, or smart
quaintc1330
nice1395
merryc1400
featc1430
elegant?c1500
mannerly1523
fine1526
neat1566
trim1675
smart1704
dressy1785
natty1794
good1809
dossy1889
dicty1932
whip-smart1937
zooty1943
sharp1944
preppy1963
1889 Gilbert Brigands in Standard 9 Nov. 3 (E.D.D.) We are dossy and neat From head to our feet.
1900 Daily News 31 July 8/2 What with the ladies' bonnets and blokes' dossy hats.
1903 ‘Marjoribanks’ Fluff-hunters 42 A dossy Sloane Street milliner.
Derivatives
ˈdossily adv.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adverb] > in specific way
to (also into, unto) one's (also the) shirtc1300
in or of (a) suitc1325
in ragsa1350
in (also on) one's shirtc1380
in suit of or with1389
thinlya1400
in suit with1488
finely?1552
raggedly1552
smoothly1579
garish1590
briskly1592
in one's waistcoat1607
in mourning1621
in cuerpoa1640
in gala1757
airily1768
plain1808
in mufti1816
in, on one's stocking-soles1827
seedily1837
in beaver1840
back to front1869
dowdily1887
dossily1903
head-to-toe1946
sharp1951
sharply1965
understatedly1972
1903 ‘Marjoribanks’ Fluff-hunters 95 A dossily dressed girl.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1889