dignified
characterized or marked by dignity of aspect or manner; stately; decorous: dignified conduct.
Origin of dignified
1Other words for dignified
Other words from dignified
- dig·ni·fied·ly [dig-nuh-fahyd-lee, -fahy-id-], /ˈdɪg nəˌfaɪd li, -ˌfaɪ ɪd-/, adverb
- dig·ni·fied·ness, noun
- qua·si-dig·ni·fied, adjective
- un·dig·ni·fied, adjective
- un·dig·ni·fied·ly, adverb
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How to use dignified in a sentence
She was, to her sisters, as one who had passed within the shrine and was dignifiedly silent with regard to its intimate mysteries.
The Yates Pride | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanWith which bit of self-depreciation Roger stalked dignifiedly, if a trifle unsteadily, out of the room.
Thirty | Howard Vincent O'BrienWithout another look he went dignifiedly upon his way, but the impression of her charming personality went with him.
Jennie Gerhardt | Theodore DreiserHe awoke kicking the offended foot, and gazed at the cockroach that did not scuttle, but that walked dignifiedly away.
Jerry of the Islands | Jack LondonAnd with that they were pacing dignifiedly down the shining deck, under a score of envious eyes.
The Game and the Candle | Eleanor M. Ingram
British Dictionary definitions for dignified
/ (ˈdɪɡnɪˌfaɪd) /
characterized by dignity of manner or appearance; stately
Derived forms of dignified
- dignifiedly, adverb
- dignifiedness, noun
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