overdressedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈdrɛst/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈdrɛst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overdress v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < overdress v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare later underdressed adj.

Dressed too ostentatiously or elaborately. Also: wearing too many clothes.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > overdressed

got up like a pox doctor's clerk1680

bedizened1707

overdressed1769

dressed (or done, etc.) up like a sore finger (or toe)1919

tarted1938

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [adjective] > extreme > in dress

overdressed1769

1769 F. Brooke Hist. Emily Montague I. xxxiii. 168 The Romish religion is like an over-dressed, tawdry, rich citizen's wife.

1780 E. Griffith Times ii. 19 I remember her at Paris—an overdressed Thing!—I thought she had been a Jewller's wife, and looked upon her as a stalking shew-glass, to expose her husband's goods for sale.

1809 M. Berry Jrnl. 31 May in ‘L. Melville’ Berry Papers (1914) vi. 291 Such an over-dressed bare-bosomed..figure one never saw!

1874 J. Brown Let. 4 Sept. (1907) 240 We saw the Duke with his eagle's feather, the Duchess in purple and lace, petite and overdressed.

1932 W. W. Jacobs Night-watchman iv. 680 Nothing looks worse than an over-dressed woman.

2001 Spokesman-Rev. (Spokane, Washington) (Nexis) 4 May 2 Cold weather..brings out overdressed runners and that increases the chance of heat stroke.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overdressed
释义	overdressedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈdrɛst/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdrɛst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overdress v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < overdress v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare later underdressed adj. Dressed too ostentatiously or elaborately. Also: wearing too many clothes. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > overdressed got up like a pox doctor's clerk1680 bedizened1707 overdressed1769 dressed (or done, etc.) up like a sore finger (or toe)1919 tarted1938 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [adjective] > extreme > in dress overdressed1769 1769 F. Brooke Hist. Emily Montague I. xxxiii. 168 The Romish religion is like an over-dressed, tawdry, rich citizen's wife. 1780 E. Griffith Times ii. 19 I remember her at Paris—an overdressed Thing!—I thought she had been a Jewller's wife, and looked upon her as a stalking shew-glass, to expose her husband's goods for sale. 1809 M. Berry Jrnl. 31 May in ‘L. Melville’ Berry Papers (1914) vi. 291 Such an over-dressed bare-bosomed..figure one never saw! 1874 J. Brown Let. 4 Sept. (1907) 240 We saw the Duke with his eagle's feather, the Duchess in purple and lace, petite and overdressed. 1932 W. W. Jacobs Night-watchman iv. 680 Nothing looks worse than an over-dressed woman. 2001 Spokesman-Rev. (Spokane, Washington) (Nexis) 4 May 2 Cold weather..brings out overdressed runners and that increases the chance of heat stroke. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1769
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