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 pair feels more fashion compared to your typical bright summer whites, and makes for a dressy jean option for all year round.
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Madeline Fass, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
This casual tee gets a dressy vibe, thanks to said puff sleeves, and the slim fit can be worn tucked into wide-leg jeans or untucked over a midi skirt.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Striking that right balance between dressy and dressed down is certainly an art—but luckily there’s a handful of celebrities who’ve recently nailed the look.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
New stilettos fitting with the feminine silhouettes and dressy looks.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
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Madeline Fass, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
This casual tee gets a dressy vibe, thanks to said puff sleeves, and the slim fit can be worn tucked into wide-leg jeans or untucked over a midi skirt.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Striking that right balance between dressy and dressed down is certainly an art—but luckily there’s a handful of celebrities who’ve recently nailed the look.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
New stilettos fitting with the feminine silhouettes and dressy looks.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dressy
Adjective
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Ramsay is a filmmaker of undeniable formal wizardry and a fearless explorer of psychological rupture.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 May 2025
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Robinhood submitted a formal 42-page proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requesting the creation of a federal regulatory framework for the issuance and trading of tokenized RWAs.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Lightweight pants offer a breezy, stylish alternative—perfect for keeping cool without ever reaching for a pair of shorts.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2025
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Function is priority, but practical can be stylish.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Original price: $40 (Abercrombie & Fitch) A fashionable, heavyweight cropped tee from Abercrombie & Fitch is the definition of style meets comfort.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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The Pitch Perfect actress played the flamboyantly fashionable Capitol chaperone for all four Hunger Games films until 2015.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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“Dressy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dressy. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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