dandifiedEnglishOxford New American Dictionarydandified /ˈdandəˌfīd, ˈdændəˌfaɪd / ▸ adjective showing excessive concern about ones clothes or appearance (typically used of a man): we watched the boat races among crowds of elegant and dandified young men. ▪ self-consciously sophisticated or elaborate: he writes a dandified prose.