titivatedadj.
/ˈtɪtᵻveɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈtɪdəˌveɪdᵻd/ colloquial.
That has been improved in appearance or style, esp. by making small, decorative alterations; smartened or spruced up.
ΚΠ
1831 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 462/2 One worthy with a titivated brown wig and a sprigged waistcoat.
1915 T. A. Fitzgerald Homespun Yarns 69 Tittivated damsels cajoled the boys out of their cash.
1966 Motor Sport Aug. 722/1 A lot to pay for what is no more than a titivated Mini, you may think.
2007 G. M. Fraser Reavers (2009) 127 She strode forth in all her titivated splendour, red hair lashing like a Wash-and-Go ad.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1831- factorizing
- factorizing process
- factors
- factorship
- factorships
- factory
- factory acts
- factory bell
- factory bill
- factory boy
- factory butter
- factory child
- factory chimney
- factory cloth
- factory cotton
- factory farm
- factory farmer
- factory farming
- expulsiveness
- expulsor
- expulsory
- expulsure
- expumicate
- expumication
- expunct