overdressinessn.
/ˌəʊvəˈdrɛsɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdrɛsinᵻs/ The state of being dressed too ostentatiously or elaborately.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > one who is over-dressed > state of
overdressiness1844
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > excessiveness, extravagance > in dress
overdressing1806
overdressiness1844
1844 Christian Remembrancer May 394 The sides flowered, carved, and ornamented, the backs and leaves ‘besmeared with gold’, are so overdone to make us think at once of the over-dressiness of a wet-Quaker.
1866 Fifeshire Jrnl. 1 Mar. 4 On this topic of female dress..he exhorted them to look upon over-dressiness on the part of their female friends as ‘danger signals.’
1940 Winona (Minnesota) Republican-Herald 1 Apr. 9/2 Dean of Women Katherine Whitney said the present ‘deshabille’ was merely a passing fancy and that the present attire was better than the overdressiness of a generation ago.
1998 Evening Standard (Nexis) 19 May 23 He certainly knows what he isn't looking for in a woman. ‘I don't like a baby voice, jealousy, over-dressiness and over-makeup, no’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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