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dressier

dressier is the comparative form of dressy.

Meaning of dressy

Adjective

dressy (comparative dressier, superlative dressiest)

  1. Elegant, smart, or stylish.
  2. Fond of dressing up; keen on fashion.
    • We have mentioned that he exhibited a certain partiality for rings, jewellery, and fine raiment of all sorts; and it must be owned that Mr. Pen, during his time at the university, was rather a dressy man, and loved to array himself in splendour.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 19, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...

Questions about dressier

What is dressier the comparative form of?
Dressier is the comparative form of dressy.

Words near dressier in the dictionary

  1. dressest
  2. dresseth
  3. dressful
  4. dressfuls
  5. Dressgate
  6. dressier
  7. dressiest
  8. dressily
  9. dressiness
  10. dressing
  11. dressing case

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