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adjective

as in elegant

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dolled up

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verb

past tense of doll up
1
as in decorated
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance

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2
as in dressed
to put on one's best or formal clothes got all dolled up for the party

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolled up
  1. elegant
  2. decorated
  3. dressed
  4. formal
  5. adorned
  6. dressed up
  7. dressy
  8. draped
Adjective
  • The five-night yacht voyages combine access to historic sites along the river and elegant, luxurious accommodations.
    — Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Featuring romantic bell sleeves, an elegant boat neckline, and an adjustable back cinch detail, this figure-forming top looks flattering on just about everyone.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of elegant
Verb
  • Armstrong's old bedroom is now decorated with photos and paintings of the moon landing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Armstrong’s old bedroom is now decorated with photos and paintings of the moon landing.
    — John Seewer, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of decorated
Verb
  • Messi returned to his native Argentina over the weekend, missing Miami's 2-1 loss to Monterrey on Saturday, but was dressed and on the bench before subbing in for Daniel Pinter at the start of the second half.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dressed in military-style clothing since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dressed
Adjective
  • The framework the surgeons built around it required formal disclosure of the atlas's origin to readers, to surgical teams, and to patients, along with bioethicist review and a memorial to the people depicted.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Iran’s government holds annual formal ceremonies in Tehran to honor their memory.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of formal
Verb
  • Tassel accents make a great outfit anchor; what once adorned the home brings elegance and opulence to your wardrobe.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • On the seventh floor of a building in the Fashion District, Bryan Hearns shows me to his studio, where containers brim with colorful rhinestones, walls are adorned with zippers, chains and pliers, and rainbow fabrics and leathers pile on the floor.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of adorned
Verb
  • The Kotb-Schiffman family dressed up as Sesame Street characters for Halloween 2021.
    — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Once two cottages, now knocked into one, it has been charmingly dressed up by interior designer Laura Stephens.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of dressed up
Adjective
  • Style them with a soft, dressy top, then add a pair of sneakers or loafers and a travel bag.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Another option that could work as a summer wedding guest dress or for a dressy event, this shift is classy and elegant.
    — Anna Traver, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of dressy
Verb
  • Among them was Marjorie Estimé, who wore a Haitian flag draped around her neck.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • European clients ordered the domestic panorama in custom sizes for the parlor and hung twenty-two arrangeable panels of distant islands and homogenized races draped in foliage and Neoclassical dress—the first garden, before knowing arrived.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of draped
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