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dressed up like a Christmas tree

dressed up like a Christmas tree adjective: richly or gaudily clothed or ornamented.

Adjective

dressed up like a Christmas tree (not comparable)

  1. (informal, simile) Richly or gaudily clothed or ornamented.

Questions about dressed up like a Christmas tree

What does dressed up like a Christmas tree mean?
Dressed up like a Christmas tree means richly or gaudily clothed or ornamented.
What part of speech is dressed up like a Christmas tree?
Dressed up like a Christmas tree is an adjective.

Words near dressed up like a Christmas tree in the dictionary

  1. dressed the house
  2. dressed the part
  3. dressed to kill
  4. dressed to the nines
  5. dressed up
  6. dressed up like a Christmas tree
  7. dressed up like a dog's dinner
  8. dressed up to the nines
  9. Dressel
  10. Dressel acid
  11. Dressels

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