Meaning & use
poshly
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UK/ˈpɒʃli/
US/ˈpɑːʃli/
Meaning
adverbnot comparableinformalBritish
In a way that is elegant, expensive or associated with the upper class.
Grammar: Modifies a verb or adjective: poshly dressed, spoke poshly.
Patterns
- poshly dressed
- speak poshly
She spoke so poshly that people assumed she went to boarding school.
The guests arrived poshly dressed in silk and tweed.
The hotel was poshly decorated with velvet and gold.
Common combinations
- speak poshly
- He tries to speak poshly when he calls the bank.
- poshly dressed
- A poshly dressed couple entered the restaurant.
- poshly furnished
- The lounge was poshly furnished with leather chairs.
- live poshly
- They live poshly in a large townhouse.
Synonyms and how they differ
- elegantly
- Elegantly praises style, whereas poshly points to social class and may be teasing.
- luxuriously
- Luxuriously stresses expense and comfort rather than class.
- snootily
- Snootily suggests arrogant behavior, which poshly does not.
Opposites
shabbilyhumbly
Word family
Practice
She pronounced every vowel so ______ that her classmates teased her.
Choose one answer.
Poshly means in an upper-class way, matching the teasing. Roughly would suggest a coarse manner.
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