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dressy

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dress·y  (drs)
adj. dress·i·er, dress·i·est
1. Showy or elegant in dress or appearance.
2. Smart; stylish.
dressi·ness n.
dressy
Adjective
[dressier, dressiest]
1. (of clothes or occasions) elegant
2. (of people) dressing stylishly
dressiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.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"
Translations
dressy [ˈdrɛsɪ] adj (col) → elegante
dressy [ˈdrɛsɪ] adj (inf) [clothes] → (qui fait) habillé(e)
dressy [ˈdrɛsɪ] dress (inf) adj → elegant
dressy [ˈdrɛsɪ] adj (col) → elegante
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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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