dressy

dress·y (dr

)

adj. dress·i·er, dress·i·est

1. Showy or elegant in dress or appearance.

2. Smart; stylish.

dressi·ness n.

dressy [ˈdrɛsɪ]

adj dressier, dressiest

1. (Clothing & Fashion) (of clothes) elegant

2. (Clothing & Fashion) (of persons) dressing stylishly

3. over-elegant

dressily adv

dressiness n

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Adj.

dressy - in fancy clothing

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"

dressy

adjective elegant, formal, smart, elaborate, stylish, classy (slang), ornate, swish (informal, chiefly Brit.), ritzy (slang) I go to work in quite dressy clothes

Translations

dressy [ˈdresɪ] ADJ (dressier (compar) (dressiest (superl))) [person] → de mucho vestir; [clothing] → elegante

dressy [ˈdrɛsi] adj (= smart) [clothes] → (qui fait) habillé(e)
to be dressy [garment] → être chic

dressy

adj (+er) (inf) clothes → elegant; person → elegant angezogen; event → vornehm; do you think I look/a long skirt would be too dressy? → meinst du, dass ich zu fein angezogen bin/ein langer Rock übertrieben wäre?

dressy [ˈdrɛsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → elegante

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casual
clothing
dowdy
dressy casual
evening bag
foppish
formal
millinery
picture hat
Sharp
stylish
woman's hat

They are as dressy and as tasteful and as graceful as they could possibly be without being angels.

The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context

I dare say I'm wrong -- but I don't like a dressy woman in her station of life.

No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context

A very good man, and very much the gentleman I am sure: but I should think, Miss Elliot," (looking with serious reflection), "I should think he must be rather a dressy man for his time of life.

Persuasion by Austen, Jane View in context

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