Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dudish
Adjective
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The owner, clad in a foppish costume, is throwing a fancy party filled with people who don’t feel obliged to follow the evacuation orders of some paramilitary stooge.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025 -
Her husband, the filmmaker, wears a foppish silk scarf.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For the magazine’s seventy-fifth anniversary, in 2000, the dog-loving portraitist William Wegman dressed up one of his Weimaraners as Eustace Tilley, our dandyish mascot, originally drawn by Rea Irvin.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The absence of corruption, scandal, self-dealing and cronyism makes this a revitalizing break from real-world concerns, without in any way veering into sappy idealism.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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With a pair of catwalks jutting from the oval stage, the guys roam into the crowd, all while hitting their dance moves, and blending their upbeat pop anthems with the sappier ballads that made them into a heartthrob collective.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Albee's 1962 play won a Tony Award, and would have also won a Pulitzer Prize for drama, if the prissy trustees of Columbia University hadn't overruled the jury.—
Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2023
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Some of that’s changing times, some of that is because a not-insignificant portion of W.A.S.P. fans are prissy suburbanites themselves.—
Andy O'Connor,
SPIN,
13 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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The Spanish royal’s frock featured delicate florals throughout, set against the dark base fabric, providing a striking contrast and extra feminine touch.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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The feminine ballerina flat get reimagined for fall with a twist that commands a more downtown edge–thanks to bold details like thinner-than-usual straps and an eye-catching pattern.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Dudish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dudish. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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