to overdress
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4.6
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈdrɛs/
:
vestir demasiado elegante
- You are a little overdressed for breakfast.
- feel overdressed
- look overdressed
- overdressed for the occasion
Examples
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Wearing full vestments before this holiday congregation, he feels uncomfortably overdressed, like a tuxedoed judge at a swimsuit competition.
Fiction book (2002) -
Dan felt overdressed in his tan slacks and suede shoes.
Fiction book (2001) -
All three are overdressed for the holidays.
Fiction book (1990) -
I think I'm a bit overdressed for a Sunday morning, what do you think?
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Actually, I'm feeling a little overdressed.
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Aren't you a little overdressed?
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Personally, I think in this photo the females look overdressed for the occasion... as if they were going to a cocktail party.
Blog text (27) -
I feel overdressed.
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Even now, after twenty-five years, one of my worst nightmares is to arrive somewhere overdressed.
Fiction book (1990) -
She realized she was overdressed for the casual lunch with friends.
Synonyms
178
2.7
Put on special clothes for an event or to look attractive
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4.1
To make a person or a room look special with clothes and decorations
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7.2
To get ready by fixing your clothes, hair, or makeup carefully
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4.6
To put on special clothes to look nice or impressive
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8.6
To dress or decorate in a fancy way to look nicer
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6.9
To make something look showy to attract attention
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3.7
To dress in special clothes to look different or attractive
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7.4
To make something like a car or outfit look very fancy by adding bright decorations
To dress in very neat, formal clothes to look too proper
To dress carefully to look fancy
To dress or decorate in a very bright way to get attention
To dress someone or make them act in a showy, fashionable way
Make something look more stylish and attractive
To make someone or something look fancier to impress people
To put on special clothes to look nice for an event
Dress yourself or others in fancy clothes to look impressive
To dress in nice clothes for a special event
To put on special clothes to look attractive for an event
To dress in special clothes to look attractive
To put on fancy clothes to look good
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overdress joins over- ('too much') and dress ('clothes'), and you can picture it as wearing a suit to a picnic. So, to overdress is to wear clothes that are 'too formal' or 'too showy' for the occasion.