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单词 dressy
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dressy

(dresi)
Word forms: comparative dressier, superlative dressiest
adjective
Dressy clothes are smart clothes which you wear when you want to look elegant or formal.
Synonyms: elegant, formal, smart, elaborate More Synonyms of dressy

dressy in British English

(ˈdrɛsɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: dressier or dressiest
1. 
(of clothes) elegant
2. 
(of persons) dressing stylishly
3. 
over-elegant
Derived forms
dressily (ˈdressily)
adverb
dressiness (ˈdressiness)
noun

dressy in American English

(ˈdrɛsi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈdressier or ˈdressiest
1. 
showy or elaborate in dress or appearance
2. 
stylish, elegant, smart, etc.

Examples of 'dressy' in a sentence
dressy

I settled for jeans and thick sweaters and one dressy outfit.
Anita Anderson SOMEBODY (2002)
That had entailed office wear, although sometimes a dressy version.
Anita Anderson SOMEBODY (2002)
`I don't have anything very dressy with me, not for any day.
Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
If it was too dressy for this itinerant, Sarima could always drape a napkin over it.
Gregory Maguire WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST (2002)
(adjective) 
Definition
(of people) dressing stylishly
I go to work in quite dressy clothes
Synonyms
elegant
Patricia looked as beautiful and elegant as always.
formal
They arranged a formal dinner after the play.
smart
I was dressed in a smart navy-blue suit.
elaborate
stylish
a very attractive and stylish woman of 27
classy (slang)
Her parents lived in Rome's classy Monte Mario quarter.
ornate
an ornate gilded staircase
swish (informal, mainly British)
a swish cocktail bar
ritzy (slang)
Palm Springs has a lot of ritzy restaurants.
schmick (Australian, informal)
the city's schmick new restaurant

Additional synonyms

in the sense of classy
Definition
stylish and sophisticated
Her parents lived in Rome's classy Monte Mario quarter.
Synonyms
high-class,
select,
exclusive,
superior,
elegant,
stylish,
posh (informal, British),
swish (informal, British),
up-market,
urbane,
swanky (informal),
top-drawer,
ritzy (slang),
high-toned,
schmick (Australian, informal)
in the sense of formal
Definition
characterized by conventional forms of ceremony and behaviour
They arranged a formal dinner after the play.
Synonyms
ceremonial,
traditional,
solemn,
ritualistic,
dressy
in the sense of ornate
Definition
heavily or elaborately decorated
an ornate gilded staircase
Synonyms
elaborate,
fancy,
decorated,
detailed,
beautiful,
complex,
busy,
complicated,
elegant,
extravagant,
baroque,
ornamented,
fussy,
flowery,
showy,
ostentatious,
rococo,
florid,
bedecked,
overelaborate,
high-wrought,
aureate

Nearby words of
dressy

  • dress up
  • dressing
  • dressmaker
  • dressy
  • dribble
  • driblet
  • dried

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