full-dress (f l dr s)adj. 1. Of, appropriate for, or requiring full dress; formal: a full-dress uniform; a full-dress ceremony. 2. Complete in every respect: a full-dress debate. 3. Characterized by exhaustive thoroughness: a full-dress investigation of the scandal. |
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| Adj. | 1. | full-dress - suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes" formal - being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education" |
| 2. | full-dress - (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony" formal - being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education" | |
| 3. | full-dress - complete in every respect; "a full-dress debate"; "a full-dress investigation" complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
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