overdress
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1over·dress
verb \ˌō-vər-ˈdres\Definition of OVERDRESS
transitive verb
: to dress or adorn to excess <felt overdressed for the occasion in his tuxedo>
intransitive verb
: to dress oneself to excess <it's better to overdress for the party than be too casual>
See Examples of OVERDRESS
- He overdressed for such a casual party.
First Known Use of OVERDRESS
1704
Rhymes with OVERDRESS
ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
2over·dress
noun \ˈō-vər-ˌdres\Definition of OVERDRESS
: a dress worn over another
First Known Use of OVERDRESS
1812
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