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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(dated) Like a dude or dandy; foppish; fastidious about personal appearance..
He was a stiff-collar, high-headed fellow, of good intellect and had rather a dudish appearance. He went gentlemanly dressed in East Virginia style, wore a high-top silk hat, as had lawyer Park, and sported a gold headed walking cane.
Women go dudish with pique trim, starched or flowered bosoms
Use dudish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dudish means (dated) Like a dude or dandy; foppish; fastidious about personal appearance..
Common synonyms include dandyish, buckish, beauish, coxcombical.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He was a stiff-collar, high-headed fellow, of good intellect and had rather a dudish appearance. He went gentlemanly dressed in East Virginia style, wore a high-top silk hat, as had lawyer Park, and sported a gold headed walking cane.
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