toilettedadj.
/ˈtɔɪlᵻtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈtɔɪlᵻdᵻd/ Of a person or thing: groomed, made presentable; dressed, costumed, attired. Frequently as the second element.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim
netc1330
pertc1330
cleanc1386
nicec1400
picked?c1425
dapperc1440
feata1471
gim1513
trig1513
well-trimmedc1513
trick1533
smirk1534
tricksy1552
neat1559
netty1573
deft1579
primpc1590
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spruce1598
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nitle1673
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snod1691
tight1697
smugged1706
snug1714
pensy1718
fitty1746
jemmy1751
sprucy1774
smartc1778
natty1785
spry1806
perjink1808
soigné1821
nutty1823
toiletted1823
taut1829
spick and span1846
spicy1846
groomed1853
spiffy1853
well-groomed1865
bandboxy1870
perjinkity1880
spick-span1888
bandbox1916
tiddly1925
whip-smart1937
spit and polish1950
spit-and-polished1977
1823 J. Galt Entail II. iii. 21 The superstructure of lawn and catgut..surmounting her ill-toiletted toupee.
1829 T. C. Grattan Traits of Trav. I. 40 A bell..gave notice..that the already toiletted convalescents might come forth for their promenade.
1864 J. G. Bertram Glimpses Real Life xxx. 289 There is a gay cavalcade of exquisitely-‘toileted’ ladies.
1874 B. Harte in N.Y. Times 28 June 120 And then the long hotel piazza came in view, efflorescent with the full-toileted fair.
1882 A. Edwardes Ballroom Repent. I. 3 There wasn't a well toiletted woman there.
1906 Ironwood (Mich.) Times 4 Aug. 2/5 A thin, ambitiously dressed, carefully toiletted girl with a supercilious look.
2000 M. Ryan Difficult Grace 122 The meticulous, impeccably toiletted, fin-de-siècle Henry James.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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