modish

adjective

mod·ish | \ˈmō-dish

Definition of modish

: fashionable, stylish a modish hat a modish writer

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Examples of modish in a Sentence

He wore a modish gray suit and hat. the strikingly modish gowns that actresses wear to award shows

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Hadid styled the outfit with her usual unstudied flair, throwing on modish ankle boots, chunky rings, and oversize hoop earrings. — Madeline Fass, Vogue, "Bella Hadid Brings Back This Cozy Street Style Favorite for Fall," 9 Oct. 2018 These work in surprising harmony with the interiors that Francine worked on with the modish decorator Madeleine Castaing, famed for her charming late nineteenth-century revival schemes. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, "Hamish Bowles Tours the Best of the Côte d’Azur’s Historical Homes," 1 June 2018 Homes for Hope Designed by USC architecture students and the Martin Architecture and Design Workshop in 2016, Homes for Hope’s modish, 6½-by-11-foot pods are intended to be stackable, easily reconfigured, and code compliant. — Zoie Matthew, Los Angeles Magazine, "Here’s What’s Being Done to End L.A.’s Homelessness Crisis," 14 June 2018 At 22, he wears ripped jeans and white sneakers, has a modish haircut and carries a few extra pounds from too many months without work. — New York Times, "For Gaza Protester, Living or Dying Is the ‘Same Thing’," 29 Apr. 2018 The double-breasted, peak late topper recalled the modish suiting sported by Jackie Kennedy, while a crisp, collarless top and skinny black trousers were polished additions. — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, "Brigitte Macron Lands in Washington D.C. Wearing—What Else!—Louis Vuitton," 23 Apr. 2018 Quaint Reagan-era scrolling was a precursor to and eventually a subset of trolling, today’s modish rhetorical performance, which was invented in Usenet groups at the end of the ’80s. — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, "Scrolling, Rickrolling, and Trolling," 12 Mar. 2018 Swim through a modish dining room awash in blue-purple light and take a seat at San Antonio’s swankiest restaurant. — San Antonio Express-News, "Rebelle," 8 Mar. 2018 At no point during their pumping New York performance did the group play up their inherent novelty, or attempt to appear particularly modish. — Bobby Olivier, Billboard, "Wallows, a Power-Pop Band Fronted by Dylan Minnette, Are Already a Sensation in Their Own Right," 7 Mar. 2018

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