dressy

dressy

adj \ˈdre-sē\

dress·i·erdress·i·est

Definition of DRESSY

1

: showy in dress

2

: stylish, smart <dressy clothes>

3

: requiring or characterized by fancy or formal dress <a dressy affair>

— dress·i·ness noun

Examples of DRESSY

1. Those shoes are so dressy, I rarely wear them.
2. She wore an outfit that was much too dressy for the occasion.

First Known Use of DRESSY

1768

Related to DRESSY

Synonyms: dress, formal

Antonyms: casual, informal, sportif, sporty

Related Words: costume, costumey; chic, dapper, fashionable, in, modish, natty, sharp, smart, snappy, stylish; custom-made, fitted, tailored; black-tie, evening, white-tie; semiformal

Near Antonyms: street; dowdy, outmoded, styleless, unfashionable, unstylish; frowsy (or frowzy), grungy, sloppy, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy; disheveled (or dishevelled), messy, mussy, rumpled, wrinkled

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Rhymes with DRESSY

Jesse, messy