sartorial

adjective

sar·​to·​ri·​al sär-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 

sər-,

sə-

: of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes

broadly : of or relating to clothes

poor sartorial taste

sartorially

sär-ˈtȯr-ē-ə-lē 

adverb

Did you know?

It's easy to uncover the root of sartorial. Just strip off the suffix -ial and you discover the Latin noun sartor, meaning "tailor" (literally, "one who patches or mends"). Sartorial splendor has been the stuff of voguish magazines for years, and even sartor itself has occasionally proven fashionable, as it did in 1843, when Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote of "coats whose memory turns the sartor pale," or in the 1870 title The Sartor, or British journal of cutting, clothing, and fashion. Sartorial has been in style with English speakers since at least 1823.

Examples of sartorial in a Sentence

They accused him of having poor sartorial taste.

The wedding party arrived in sartorial splendor.

Recent Examples on the Web

During times of uncertainty, some comfort (of the sartorial variety) can often be found in embracing timeless silhouettes rooted in heritage. —Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 22 June 2025

One of his go-to sartorial choices, especially being in New York, is a tote bag. —Hedy Phillips, People.com, 20 June 2025

His sartorial choice perhaps spoke to his relationship with Sean Combs. —Essence, 20 June 2025

To sully that legacy seems like sartorial sacrilege. —Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 18 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin sartor

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sartorial

• arboreal
• armorial
• authorial
• factorial
• manorial
• memorial
• pictorial
• sectorial
• tutorial
• vectorial
• ambassadorial
• combinatorial

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Kids Definition

sartorial

adjective

sar·​to·​ri·​al sär-ˈtōr-ē-əl 

-ˈtȯr-

: of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes

sartorially

-ē-ə-lē 

adverb