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betuxedoed en · ADJ

Etymology

From be- + tuxedo + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Synonym of tuxedoed.
    • Betuxedoed waiters hover comfortably, lovingly, with that professional blend of attentiveness and distance. 1993, TheaterWeek, volume 6, page 40, column 1:
    • Magic isn’t for begowned, fur-wrapped, bejewelled, betuxedoed adults. 1991, Gail McCutcheon, “Curriculum and The Magic Flute”, in George Willis, William Henry Schubert, editors, Reflections from the Heart of Educational Inquiry: Understanding Curriculum and Teaching through the Arts, State University of New York Press, →ISBN, page 164:
    • I speak of those begowned and betuxedoed ones who attend the Parker Playhouse performances and rush for the exits the minute the final curtain goes down – who charge from their seats even while the actors are taking curtain calls and should be allowed their moment of triumph. 1971 January 26, “Mike Morgan”, in Fort Lauderdale News, volume 60, number 99, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., column 1:

Synonyms

tuxedoed