dressy

English

Etymology

From dress +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɛsi/

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• Rhymes: -ɛsi

Adjective

dressy (comparative dressier, superlative dressiest)

1. Elegant, smart, or stylish.
2. Fond of dressing up; keen on fashion.
   • 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 19, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:

     We have mentioned that he exhibited a certain partiality for rings, jewellery, and fine raiment of all sorts; and it must be owned that Mr. Pen, during his time at the university, was rather a dressy man, and loved to array himself in splendour.

Derived terms

• dressily
• dressiness
• overdressy
• semidressy

 

Translations

elegant, smart or stylish

Bulgarian: натруфен (bg) (natrufen), елегантен (bg) (eleganten) Finnish: hieno (fi), tyylikäs (fi)