DIGNIFIED


Meaning of DIGNIFIED in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a dignified exit (= when someone leaves in a way that makes people respect them )

Marco did his best to make a dignified exit, but with the amount he’d drunk, it proved difficult.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Jo listened to their criticisms in dignified silence.

She was a quiet, dignified old lady.

We were charmed by the dignified and unassuming Tibetan people.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Bearded and dignified , Aitken was an original thinker who remained outside the mainstream of scientific activity.

In the end, there is nothing better to be expected than dignified poverty with the consolation of friendship.

Matron was equally dignified , with a towering cap of white linen and a penetrating gaze.

She had passed out with no pain, and was dignified in disarray.

The dignified thing would be to ignore them.

The inching up the cliff of dignified respectability begins tomorrow at Lancaster Park, Christchurch.

The letter asked for detailed information about the disposal of the funds, and Whitbread replied in dignified tones.

The registrar was a dignified man who behaved with the correct degree of formality.

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