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单词 gussied up
释义

gussy up

verb

gus·​sy up ˈgə-sē-ˈəp How to pronounce gussy up (audio)
gussied up; gussying up; gussies up

transitive verb

: dress up, embellish

Synonyms

  • adorn
  • array
  • beautify
  • bedeck
  • bedizen
  • blazon
  • caparison
  • deck
  • decorate
  • do
  • do up
  • doll up
  • drape
  • dress
  • embellish
  • emblaze
  • emboss
  • enrich
  • fancify
  • fancy up
  • festoon
  • garnish
  • glitz (up)
  • grace
  • ornament
  • pretty (up)
  • trim
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Example Sentences

gone are the days when the high school prom was held in the gym, which had been gussied up for the occasion

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

gussied up

verb

past tense of gussy up
as in decorated
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming gone are the days when the high school prom was held in the gym, which had been gussied up for the occasion

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • decorated
  • adorned
  • draped
  • fancied up
  • trimmed
  • dolled up
  • dressed
  • embossed
  • embellished
  • glitzed (up)
  • enriched
  • painted
  • decked
  • ornamented
  • garnished
  • graced
  • beautified
  • prettied (up)
  • did up
  • festooned
  • dressed up
  • arrayed
  • did
  • blazoned
  • bedizened
  • bedecked
  • caparisoned
  • fancified
  • embroidered
  • trapped
  • spruced (up)
  • brightened
  • tricked (out)
  • emblazed
  • accessorized
  • impearled
  • freshened
  • furbelowed
  • chased
  • figured
  • gilt
  • gilded
  • diamonded
  • flounced
  • filigreed
  • ribboned
  • hung
  • frilled
  • garlanded
  • braided
  • appliquéd
  • smartened
  • wreathed
  • swagged
  • filleted
  • fringed
  • jeweled
  • laced
  • feathered
  • gemmed
  • bossed
  • redid
  • hanged
  • redecorated
  • pearled
  • jewelled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disfigured
  • scarred
  • simplified
  • marred
  • spoilt
  • exposed
  • spoiled
  • revealed
  • streamlined
  • displayed
  • uncovered
  • defaced
  • blemished
  • stripped
  • dismantled
  • denuded
  • divested
  • bared
  • uglified
  • stript
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