• a b
  • Log In
  • Home
  • Vocabulary
  • Writing
  • Mobile apps
  • Help
  • ©2017 EdictFree.
    All Rights Reserved.
Vocabulary
  • Topic
Help
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy policy
Mobile apps
  • Android
  • Ios
Bright
  • Home
  • Vocabulary
    • Topic
  • Writing

Free Online Dictionary

The home of living English, with more than 820,000 words, meanings and phrases
All Properties select
District 1 District 2 District 7 More

Longman Dictionary English

Word family noun dress dresser dressing adjective dressed ≠ undressed dressy verb dress ≠ undress
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Related topics: Clothes & fashion
dressydress‧y /ˈdresi/ adjective 1 DCdressy clothes are suitable for formal occasions Her outfit was smart but not too dressy.2 DCsomeone who is dressy likes to wear very fashionable or formal clothes
Examples from the Corpus
dressy• All the doll clothes that my Sister makes are dressy.• But they can keep the dressy culottes and pantsuits as long as they are part of a coordinated outfit.• All this is far superior to the dressy emptiness of the last star-studded Haymarket revival.• He's a dressy fellow himself.• a dressy silk suit• All were so shabby they might have been worn by a dressy tramp.• She describes her style as sportif for work, more dressy when she's with family and friends.
ldoceonline.com
Word of day

May 09, 2025

pencil
noun ˈpensl
Ad
Mobile apps

Browse our dictionary apps today and ensure you are never again lost for words.

Follow
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
Find Out More
  • Contact us
  • Privacy policy
Copyright EdictFree.Com All Rights Reserved.
Design by EdictFree
Copyright EdictFree.Com All Rights Reserved.
Design by EdictFree