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   Dress·y

   /ˈdresē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of clothes) suitable for a festive or formal occasion: "wear something dressy, Kate, we're going to a cocktail party"
   • ▪ requiring or given to wearing dressy clothes: "the sweater can be worn under a blazer for more dressy events"

   Derivatives

   • 1. dressily adverb
   • 2. dressiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What are dressy clothes?

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   What is the dress code?

   • The dress code is holiday dressy casual. There was no mistaking the dressy look of their uniforms. There, were many large dressy women, escorted by sharp-looking men of two races. A dressy parasol and a fan hung at the side are indispensable.

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   adjective. us / ˈdres·i / Add to word list. (of clothing) suitable for formal occasions: I have some dressy shoes that I can wear to the wedding. (Definition of dressy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of dressy.

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     adjective. us / ˈdres·i / Add to word list. (of clothing)...

   • Dressy: Russian Translation

     dressy translate: нарядный . Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     dressy translate: elegancki. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   (of people) liking to wear attractive or fashionable clothes. See dressy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: dressy. Definition of dressy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   3 days ago · Definition of 'dressy' Word Frequency. 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. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   dribble. dried. drier. To top. Contents. dressy definition: Dressy clothes are suitable for a formal occasion.. Learn more.

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   What does the adjective dressy mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective dressy . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   dressy in American English. (ˈdresi) adjective Word forms: dressier, dressiest. 1. appropriate to somewhat formal occasions. an outfit that's a little too dressy for office wear. 2. showy in dress; stylish. a rather dressy reception.