as in dress
relating to or suitable for wearing to an event requiring elegant dress and manners
shopping for a dressy handbag for a New Year's Eve party
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of dressy
This white shirt features cap sleeves and ruched sides that give it a dressy vibe and flatter your curves.
—
Emily Weaver, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
This sweet-scented taming wand saved me for a dressy family party.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Aug. 2025
Lightweight, breathable, and breezy in all the right ways, these are the dressy bottoms that make sweltering days feel (almost) luxurious.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 24 July 2025
Original price: $98 This polo from Peter Millar offers all the flexibility, moisture-wicking capabilities and odor-resistance of a golf polo, except with a dressy work-appropriate silhouette.
—Jené Luciani Sena, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for dressy
Emily Weaver, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
This sweet-scented taming wand saved me for a dressy family party.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Aug. 2025
Lightweight, breathable, and breezy in all the right ways, these are the dressy bottoms that make sweltering days feel (almost) luxurious.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 24 July 2025
Original price: $98 This polo from Peter Millar offers all the flexibility, moisture-wicking capabilities and odor-resistance of a golf polo, except with a dressy work-appropriate silhouette.
—Jené Luciani Sena, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for dressy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dressy
Adjective
-
Yet these benefits will primarily help those that already have access to a bank—and not the more than one billion that still lack access to formal financial systems.—
Sopnendu Mohanty,
Fortune,
24 Aug. 2025
-
Kobe never laid out the Mamba Mentality as a formal, step-by-step framework.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
This stylish set is currently 65 percent off in four colors, so don’t miss your chance to snag it before your next vacation.—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Aug. 2025
-
Since its introduction in 2012, the V-MODA M-100 PRO series of DJ headphones has been popular with plenty of professional DJs around the world, mainly thanks to their stylish design and V-MODA’s distinctive sonic character.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
The 55-year-old attended a reading for Climbing in Heels by Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas wearing fashionable flare jeans that looked straight out of the 1970s.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
-
The grandeur of Park and Fifth Avenues is the city’s closest rival to the beauty of the fashionable Champs-Élysées in Paris.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dressy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dressy. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share