distinguished
adjective/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
- very successful and admired by other people
- He has had a long and distinguished career in medicine.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1- The college has a very distinguished academic record.
- His eldest brother was the distinguished mathematician and geologist John Playfair.
- Wales has a long and distinguished tradition of choral singing.
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- having an appearance that makes somebody look important or that makes people admire or respect them
- I think grey hair makes you look very distinguished.
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