sartorial

adjective

sar·to·ri·al sär-ˈtȯr-ē-əl

sər-,

sə-

: of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes

broadly : of or relating to clothes

poor sartorial taste

sartorially

sär-ˈtȯr-ē-ə-lē

adverb

Did you know?

It's easy to uncover the root of sartorial. Just strip off the suffix -ial and you discover the Latin noun sartor, meaning "tailor" (literally, "one who patches or mends"). Sartorial splendor has been the stuff of voguish magazines for years, and even sartor itself has occasionally proven fashionable, as it did in 1843, when Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote of "coats whose memory turns the sartor pale," or in the 1870 title The Sartor, or British journal of cutting, clothing, and fashion. Sartorial has been in style with English speakers since at least 1823.

Examples of sartorial in a Sentence

They accused him of having poor sartorial taste. The wedding party arrived in sartorial splendor.

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Brooklyn Peltz Beckham is putting an end to rumors about his family’s sartorial budget. —

Michelle Lee, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 In the video, Queen Bey takes some major sartorial inspiration from the great Pamela Anderson, which shows her in a platinum blonde wig, reclining in a Baywatch-esque swimsuit, and even sporting an approximation of Anderson’s iconic pink fluffy hat. —

Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024 There have been a handful since, including one of this summer’s buzziest sartorial releases, a three-way between Who Decides War, H&M, and the late artist’s estate. —

Andrea Bossi, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024 But one method of support has been particularly eye-catching throughout this election cycle: the sartorial political statement. —

Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sartorial