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dressy

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Clothes & fashion
dress·y /ˈdresi/ adjective  1 DCdressy clothes are suitable for formal occasions 〔服装〕正式的,讲究的 Her outfit was smart but not too dressy. 她的衣服漂亮但又不过于正式。2. DCsomeone who is dressy likes to wear very fashionable or formal clothes 爱穿时髦[正式]服装的
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dressyAll the doll clothes that my Sister makes are dressy.But they can keep the dressy culottes and pantsuits as long as they are part of a coordinated outfit.All this is far superior to the dressy emptiness of the last star-studded Haymarket revival.He's a dressy fellow himself.a dressy silk suitAll were so shabby they might have been worn by a dressy tramp.She describes her style as sportif for work, more dressy when she's with family and friends.
dress·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
occasions are Corpus suitable clothes for formal dressy


dressy
dressy /ˈdresi/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: dress, dresser, dressing; adjective: dressedundressed, dressy; verb: dressundress
1. dressy clothes are suitable for formal occasions:
    Her outfit was smart but not too dressy.
2. someone who is dressy likes to wear very fashionable or formal clothes


dressyBrE /ˈdresi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdresi/ 🔊 adjective (dress·ier, dressi·est) (of clothes 衣服) elegant and formal 漂亮雅致的;讲究的;正式的(of people ) liking to wear elegant or fashionable clothes 衣着讲究的;穿着时髦的