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Meanings of dressed-up in English
Dressed in fancy or formal clothing.
Synonyms
Examples for "dressed"
Examples for "dressed"
1
The gentry dressed in one fashion; the working classes dressed in another.
2
Louis Armstrong's new tailor asked him if he dressed left or right.
3
There's that perfectly formed, immaculately dressed young group in the second row.
4
Democratic opposition groups dispatched staffers dressed as robots to Rubio's campaign events.
5
Al Qaeda members dressed as soldiers would have taken over several cities.
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As usual, he was dressed to the nines and looked very divine.
2
They were dressed to the nines to attend church and community affairs.
3
There's Smiler about town as bold as brass, and dressed to the nines.
4
And everyone is dressed to the nines, my father said.
5
Halle, smart, efficient, dressed to the nines on the outside, insecure on the inside.
1
Mouth gagged, hands tied, but dressed to kill, opry coat and everything!
2
Harry was dressed to kill, as always, looking slick and polished.
3
You know, Ms. Deloche, you are surely dressed to kill.
4
I suppose they will all be dressed to kill.
5
He was a little cuss an' dressed to kill, with gloves on, an' all that.
1
The new Chief had dolled up in full uniform for this visit.
2
You see I am getting all dolled up for my Sammy Boy.
3
She shipped a while back, and just come home all dolled up.
4
Several of us have got all dolled up for the occasion.
5
Basically it was a sporty planet hopper dolled up to something it wasn't.
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Combat has been spruced up for when you need to engage enemies.
2
All modernized and spruced up with a change of name-LakesideHoliday Homes.
3
It feels like a budget car spruced up to attract premium customers.
4
So James spruced up and duly presented himself at the study door.
5
They just seem like spruced up versions of what we already got.
1
One evening, as I sat pondering Jimmy Page, Jackson arrived, all spiffed up.
2
They're spiffed up with fancy saddles, braided harnesses, ornate spurs, and elaborate whips.
3
I spiffed up my makeup and put a few hot rollers in my hair.
4
The place had been spiffed up considerably since the last time he had been here.
5
Everybody else, including Unk, was all spiffed up.
1
Meet me about half-past seven, Walter, up in the room, all togged up.
2
It was Del Mar, all togged up and carrying a magazine in his hand.
3
Observe my lady in curl-papers and my lady togged up for a dinner party.
4
The next day they came to a party at the Settlement House togged up in their plunder.
5
On'y, if I was togged up regardless on a night like this I'd blue a cab fare.
Usage of dressed-up in English
1
The Last Dance: Is the Michael Jordan documentary a dressed-up puff piece?
2
However, CFOs now see investment as a dressed-up word for cost.
3
Among these and the others were dressed-up children with oiled hair.
4
He seemed to know all about these dressed-up, chattering female traitors.
5
The populace followed at some distance, gazing with reverence on these dressed-up fools.
6
Aunt Maria, to Maria's mind, was very much dressed-up that evening.
7
That's why us kids don't like you, you're such a silly, dressed-up doll.
8
Highlight: This dressed-up, performance oriented workhorse is equipped with a standard 6-speed manual transmission.
9
Only lately have we come to see disruption as a dressed-up version of scab-ism.
10
Is the latest breach-of-contract claim a dressed-up rehash of an unsuccessful copyright infringement lawsuit?
11
Couldn't remember her ever asking for one or playing with even a dressed-up corncob.
12
Unions and investors have often complained they are little more than dressed-up retention payments.
13
By half-past nine dressed-up children were flitting along the side streets hurrying their seniors.
14
I wish there were fewer of these dressed-up old ballet masters promenading our streets.
15
Those two Vinck girls are no better than dressed-up monkeys.
16
The Beechams were not surprised at Nico's dressed-up daintiness when she called for them.