dignified

adjective

dig·ni·fied | \ ˈdig-nə-ˌfīd

Definition of dignified

: showing or expressing dignity a dignified manner looking dignified in a suit and tie

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Examples of dignified in a Sentence

She has a kind but dignified manner. He looked very dignified in his new suit. The hotel's lobby is dignified but inviting.

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Willful Mars makes his way into passionate Leo on Monday, infusing a new dignified manner into our actions. — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, "Your Horoscope This Week," 30 June 2019 During the last years of the Stalin regime, only the most dignified of literary styles was acceptable. — Robert Chandler, The New Yorker, "How the Soviet Literary Establishment Censored Vasily Grossman," 19 June 2019 Scudder made the dignified treatment of its prisoners a cornerstone of his approach. — Dana Walters, The Conversation, "When America had an open prison – the story of Kenyon Scudder and his ‘prison without walls’," 14 June 2019 The outgoing British prime minister, Theresa May — a woman of little political talent — appeared dignified, though severely uncomfortable, in Tuesday’s press conference with the president. — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, "Trump, Britain, and the Special Relationship," 5 June 2019 Local Scout troops are another resource for disposing your retired flag in a dignified and respectful way. — Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping, "The Proper Etiquette for Flying the American Flag, Including on Memorial Day," 10 May 2019 The result was Time’s Up, an organization committed to building a world that insists on safe, fair, and dignified work for women of all kinds. — Marie Claire, "Deep Dives," 7 Mar. 2019 Sam MorrisGetty Images Women are organizing in response to attacks on our personhood and our right to live full, dignified lives. — Alicia Garza, Marie Claire, "Alicia Garza: Women Are the New Face of Power," 21 Mar. 2019 Is modern political coverage some sort of dignified enterprise when compared to football’s? — Jason Gay, WSJ, "Nobody Believes in Tom Brady. Or Something Like That.," 31 Jan. 2019

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