blow-dried

adjective

ˈblō-ˌdrīd 

1

: having hair that has been dried and styled with a blow-dryer

also : being or appearing well-groomed but superficial or vacuous

2

: visually or superficially appealing but lacking in substance

They have fought out in the open, with blizzards of faxes and blow-dried sincerity, and underground, with private detectives and well-connected lawyers.

—Michael Isikoff et al.

Examples of blow-dried in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The idea was to give my lengths a little movement by chopping in some long and subtle layers, accompanied by face-cupping pieces of hair that aren’t quite chunky curtain bangs but can be blow-dried using a round brush to frame the face in a similar, voluminous fashion. —Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 10 July 2024

Wow Dream Coat, which is sprayed on the hair before it is blow-dried, says Everett. —Celeste Polanco, Essence, 2 July 2024

Displeased customers have complained about hairstylists’ policies, which sometimes include rules around the length of a person’s hair, refusing extra guests, by-the-minute charges for lateness, and arriving with hair washed and blow-dried. —Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2024

But of particular concern, to clients and stylists alike, is the compromising position requiring clients to come washed and blow-dried puts the health of the hair in. —Tayler Adigun, Essence, 4 Jan. 2024

First patients go to the salon, where their hair is washed, conditioned, treated with an herbal rinse, then blow-dried. —Chanté Griffin, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2023

The mom-and-daughter duo then filmed themselves posing in front of a mirror as Jenner got her hair blow-dried. —Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023

The treatment is then rinsed out and the hair gets blow-dried again, then straightened to seal it in. —Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 2 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined at sense 1