Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a modish or fashionable manner.
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- adverb In a
modish manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a stylish manner
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Examples
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Pen on something more serious and learned; but they tell me, I shall meet with no Incouragement, and advise me to write rather more modishly, that is, less like a Christian, and in a Style careless and loose, as the Custom of the present Age is to live.
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It should be subtlely cheesy, creamy and soft – not too dense, or modishly al dente, it's a dish that embraces the Victorian values of modesty and quiet, plain simplicity.
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Reporters noted that Carmichael, unlike the denim-clad SCLC supporters and somber-suited politicians, was dressed modishly.
Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011
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In others, such as Alessandro Allori's image of a magnificently dressed and bejeweled, strong-minded young woman c. 1580s, the name of the subject is unknown, while in still others, such as Jusepe de Ribera's imaginary portrait of an ancient philosopher or Lucas Cranach the Elder's modishly attired 16th-century Saxon charmer, we are given an ideal or a general type, rather than a specific individual.
See Their Worlds in Their Faces Karen Wilkin 2011
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Reporters noted that Carmichael, unlike the denim-clad SCLC supporters and somber-suited politicians, was dressed modishly.
Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011
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Reporters noted that Carmichael, unlike the denim-clad SCLC supporters and somber-suited politicians, was dressed modishly.
Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011
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Reporters noted that Carmichael, unlike the denim-clad SCLC supporters and somber-suited politicians, was dressed modishly.
Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011
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In its latest incarnation, it is has been modishly renovated pale grey walls, partially glazed roof, pretty courtyard to create an attractive all-day brasserie.
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Box one: modishly rustic ingredients such as pork belly and shoulder of lamb, the latter served with bubble and squeak.
Feast fit for a king 2011
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The Graves-designed toilets and sinks are modishly rounded, and the Graves-designed white kitchen is packed with Graves products, including his signature blue-handled teapot, toaster, coffeepot and whisk.
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