overdressed

Speech parts

1. overdressed - Adjective

2. overdressed - Verb

3. overdressed - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

dressed too elaborately

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

dressed attire clothed clad clothe embellish attired overdress prink underdressed togged caparisoned dressed to kill spruce up gussy up

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Antonyms

unclothed underdressed birthday suit dress to kill civilian clothing in plain clothes

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Examples

You can never be overdressed or overeducated. Oscar Wilde

The overdressed traveler betrays more interest in being seen than in seeing, while the true traveler knows that the novel world about her serves as the most appropriate accessory. Gregory Maguire

My nightmare of nightmares is being overdressed for a casual event - I've done it! You have to have a real sense of what you want to communicate. Nina Garcia

I don't have any style icons, but I get inspiration from my friends. My style motto is that it is better to be overdressed than underdressed. Hannah Kearney

It's very hard to find men's clothes that do what you want, especially when you go through them as quickly as I do. I need them to be flashy, but I never like to be overdressed. I need to make a statement, but I hate wearing too many clothes. Mika

Close letter words and terms

overdream overdreep overdress overdresser overdressiness overdressy