overdressed

o·ver·dress

(ō′vər-drĕs′)

v. o·ver·dressed, o·ver·dress·ing, o·ver·dress·es

v.intr.

1. To dress oneself more formally or elaborately than appropriate or desirable: When I saw the other guests' casual attire, I knew I had overdressed.

2. To dress oneself too warmly: She left her jacket in the car, realizing she had overdressed for the beach.

v.tr.

1. To dress more formally or elaborately than appropriate or desirable: He overdressed himself by wearing a tuxedo to a casual restaurant.

2. To dress too warmly: The nanny overdressed the children, misjudging how hot the day would be.

n. (ō′vər-drĕs′)

A skirted garment, such as a pinafore, worn over other outer clothing.

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overdressed

(ˌəʊvəˈdrɛst)

adj

(Clothing & Fashion) dressed too elaborately or finely

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Adj.

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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overdressed

[ˌəʊvəˈdrest] ADJ to be overdressed → ir demasiado arreglado
he makes me feel overdressed → me hace sentir como si fuera demasiado arreglado

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overdressed

[ˌəʊvə^rˈdrɛst] adj → trop habillé(e) pour la circonstance

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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.

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MAJOR FITZ-DAVID'S visitor proved to be a plump, round-eyed overdressed girl, with a florid complexion and straw colored hair.

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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."

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Memories of Evie's wedding had warped her, the starched servants, the yards of uneaten food, the rustle of overdressed women, motor-cars oozing grease on the gravel, rubbish on a pretentious band.

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Crawley's man, three other men, smelling very much of the stable, and four women, one of whom, I remarked, was very much overdressed, and who flung me a look of great scorn as she plumped down on her knees.

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Well, after I had been in the room about ten minutes, talking to huge overdressed dowagers and tedious academicians, I suddenly became conscious that some one was looking at me.

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It is the haunt of the river swell and his overdressed female companion.

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But travel- stained though he was, he was well and even richly attired, and without being overdressed looked a gallant gentleman.

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A florid, overdressed man was drinking in the parlor, and I could have sworn it was at the sight of him that Raffles recoiled on the threshold, and afterwards insisted on returning to the station through the rain.

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Lord James Herries, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was a short, dark, sturdy man with a very sallow face and a very sullen manner, which contrasted with the gorgeous flower in his buttonhole and his festive trick of being always slightly overdressed. It was something of a euphemism to call him a well-known man about town.

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So thank you Iman for lending me company in the overdressed embarrassment department!

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Summary: New Delhi (India), July 07 (ANI): Ace fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee issued an apology on Sunday following the backlash he received for a post he shared on social media terming "overdressed" women as "wounded" with "dark blinding pain".