dressy

dress·y

 (drĕs′ē)

adj. dress·i·er, dress·i·est

1. Requiring or characterized by formal dress: a dressy occasion.

2. Formal or elegant in style: dressy shoes.

3. Given to wearing formal or expensive clothes: dressy professionals.

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dress′i·ness n.

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dressy

(ˈdrɛsɪ)

adj, dressier or dressiest

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

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

3. over-elegant

ˈdressily adv

ˈdressiness n

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dress•y

(ˈdrɛs i)

adj. dress•i•er, dress•i•est.

1. appropriate to more formal or festive occasions: This blouse is too dressy for the office.

2. fancy or stylish.

[1760–70]

dress′i•ly, adv.

dress′i•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

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"

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dressy

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

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dressy

adjective

Requiring elegant clothes and fine manners:

formal, full-dress.

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Translations

elegante

dressy

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

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dressy

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

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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?

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dressy

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

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