| 单词 | dressy |
| 释义 | dressy (once / 16462 pages) adj Something that's dressy is characterized by elegant, expensive, or fancy clothes. You look dressy when you wear a ball gown, high heels, and a tiara on your head. A person can be dressy, and you can also describe the person's outfit as dressy — if it's a tuxedo with a bow tie and cummerbund — or an event as dressy, if it requires you to wear such an outfit. A dressy wedding calls for formal clothing, so you probably shouldn't wear a fisherman's sweater and sandals. Dressy was first used in the 18th century, from dress. WORD FAMILYdressy: dressier, dressiest+/dress: dressed, dresser, dresses, dressing, dressy, overdress, underdress, undress/dressed: ill-dressed/dresser: dressers/dressing: dressings/overdress: overdressed, overdresses, overdressing/underdress: underdressed, underdressing/undress: undressed, undresses, undressing USAGE EXAMPLESOlder and dressy, with more all-black ensembles than a coven potluck. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) Her wrapper was dressy, with yellow print designs, and her matching blouse had yellow lace sewn onto the puffy, short sleeves. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) During the 1990s, under the ownership of Speigel Group, the company emphasized everything from women’s casualwear to dressier professional attire to home furnishings. Seattle Times(Nov 21, 2016) adj in fancy clothing Syn fancy not plain; decorative or ornamented |
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