attired

«attired» in Mova's school dictionary: Dressed in a particular way — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (attired); past form of the rare verb attire

meaning for a pupil

(formal) Dressed in a particular way. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in formal writing and stories to describe clothes: smartly attired, attired in silk. Phrases: attired in, suitably attired, smartly attired.

examples

• The guests were attired in their best clothes. tree →
• The king was attired in red velvet. tree →
• She arrived smartly attired for the interview. tree →
• Pupils must be suitably attired for PE. tree →
• The dancers were attired in bright costumes. tree →
• He was oddly attired in pyjamas and boots. tree →
• And the Tsarivna was so lovely and so richly attired that all who beheld her burst into tears. tree →

note

Formal and a bit old-fashioned; everyday: dressed. Noun: attire (clothes), as in "formal attire".

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «attired» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.