- overdressed
- adj. dandified; dressed flamboyantly; dressed too formally for an occasionv. dandify too much; dress flamboyantly; dress too formally for an occasion
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Overdressed — Studio album by Caedmon s Call Released 28 August 2007 … Wikipedia
overdressed — over|dressed 〈[oʊvə(r)drɛsd] Adj.〉 zu vornehm, zu fein angezogen (für einen bestimmten Anlass) ● für eine Party ist sie overdressed [engl., zu over „über“ + dressed „gekleidet“] * * * over|dressed [ oʊvɐdrɛst ] <Adj.> [engl. overdressed, zu … Universal-Lexikon
overdressed — clothed clothed adj. 1. wearing clothing. [Narrower terms: {adorned(predicate), bedecked(predicate), decked(predicate), decked out(predicate)}; {appareled, attired, clad, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed}; {arrayed, panoplied};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overdressed — o|ver|dressed 〈 [oʊvə(r)drɛsd] Adj.; undekl.〉 zu vornehm, zu fein angezogen (für einen bestimmten Anlass); für eine Party ist sie overdressed; →a. s. overstyled [Etym.: <engl. over »über(mäßig)« + dressed »gekleidet«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
overdressed — o|ver|dressed [ˌəuvəˈdrest US ˌouvər ] adj dressed in clothes that are too formal for the occasion ≠ ↑underdressed ▪ She felt overdressed in her smart suit. >overdress v [I] … Dictionary of contemporary English
overdressed — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)dre̱st[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is overdressed, you are criticizing them for wearing clothes that are not appropriate for the occasion because they are too formal or too smart … English dictionary
overdressed — adjective dressed in clothes that are too formal for the occasion: I felt distinctly overdressed beside all those young people in jeans. overdress verb (I) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
overdressed — over|dressed [ ouvədrɛst] <engl. ; zu to overdress »(sich) übertrieben kleiden«> (für einen bestimmten Anlass) zu vornehm angezogen, zu feierlich gekleidet … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
overdressed — o|ver|dressed [ ,ouvər drest ] adjective wearing clothes that are too formal for the situation, or wearing more clothes than you need to wear … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overdressed — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈdrest] / US [ˌoʊvərˈdrest] adjective wearing clothes that are too formal for the situation, or wearing more clothes than you need to wear … English dictionary
