adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a dignified exit (= when someone leaves in a way that makes people respect them )
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Marco did his best to make a dignified exit, but with the amount he’d drunk, it proved difficult.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Jo listened to their criticisms in dignified silence.
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She was a quiet, dignified old lady.
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We were charmed by the dignified and unassuming Tibetan people.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bearded and dignified , Aitken was an original thinker who remained outside the mainstream of scientific activity.
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In the end, there is nothing better to be expected than dignified poverty with the consolation of friendship.
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Matron was equally dignified , with a towering cap of white linen and a penetrating gaze.
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She had passed out with no pain, and was dignified in disarray.
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The dignified thing would be to ignore them.
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The inching up the cliff of dignified respectability begins tomorrow at Lancaster Park, Christchurch.
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The letter asked for detailed information about the disposal of the funds, and Whitbread replied in dignified tones.
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The registrar was a dignified man who behaved with the correct degree of formality.