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
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Recent Examples of dressy
This sweet-scented taming wand saved me for a dressy family party.
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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
Plus, it can be worn as a handbag or crossbody while out exploring for the day, then easily paired with a dressy outfit for dinner.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
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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
Plus, it can be worn as a handbag or crossbody while out exploring for the day, then easily paired with a dressy outfit for dinner.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dressy
Adjective
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Developing intuition, understanding how the business and industry works and understanding how to navigate within an organization are all skills that only come from getting a few years of experience or through formal training.—
Larry English,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Avoiding formal termination also helps companies sidestep severance packages and legal risk.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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It’s also made with real leather and looks more stylish and less industrial than other phone cases.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Finding studio apartment ideas that’ll work for you may require a bit of extra ingenuity, planning, and editing, but a stylish and functional end result is absolutely possible—and well worth the extra effort.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Architectural Digest,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The chic pants can be paired with a simple black sweater and sneakers for a fashionable, on-the-go look that will effortlessly transition from the airplane to sightseeing without having to make a pitstop to change.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Caddis reading glasses stand out for their bold, fashionable frames and high-quality lens technology.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Dressy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dressy. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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