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overdressed

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o·ver·dress  (vr-drs)
v. o·ver·dressed, o·ver·dress·ing, o·ver·dress·es
v.intr.
To dress oneself more formally or elaborately than appropriate or desirable.
v.tr.
To dress (oneself) more formally or elaborately than appropriate or desirable.
n. (vr-drs)
A skirted garment, such as a pinafore, worn over other outer clothing.
overdressed
Adjective
wearing clothes which are too elaborate or formal for the occasion
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Adj.1.overdressed - dressed too elaborately
clad, clothed - wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination; "clothed and in his right mind"- Bible; "proud of her well-clothed family"; "nurses clad in white"; "white-clad nurses"
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She was overdressed, but not badly dressed, in black with a high collar, and she wore black glace gloves, in which she played cards; she had several heavy gold chains round her neck, bangles on her wrists, and circular photograph pendants, one being of Queen Alexandra; she carried a black satin bag and chewed Sen-sens.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
MAJOR FITZ-DAVID'S visitor proved to be a plump, round-eyed overdressed girl, with a florid complexion and straw colored hair.
Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context
She is always overdressed and never natural, but it seems to me that nearly everything she does is done to suit his whims, or at his instigation.
The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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