dressier; dressiest
1
: showy in dress
3
: requiring or characterized by fancy or formal dress
a dressy affair
dressiness
noun
Examples of dressy in a Sentence
Those shoes are so dressy, I rarely wear them.
She wore an outfit that was much too dressy for the occasion.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Family-friendly Offerings The atmosphere on board isn’t geared toward children, with active excursions, lectures on scientific topics, cocktails in the evening, and plenty of dressy dinners.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2025
In the official trailer for Gavin O’Connor and Bill Dubuque’s The Accountant 2, Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) turns to a smart speaker to break down the difference between dressy casual and business casual.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
By For Cleaning Out My Closet Exceptions To My Closet Clean-Out Rule
The only exceptions to my rule are extremely sentimental and/or dressy pieces.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dressy
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“Dressy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dressy. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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dressy
adjective
dressier; dressiest
1
: showy in dress
2
: suitable for formal occasions
dressy clothes
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