outdress
outdress verb: to dress better than.
Verb
outdress (third-person singular simple present outdresses, present participle outdressing, simple past and past participle outdressed)
- To dress better than.
- Our new Governor’s daughter wore a simple gown of rich white satin. It is consoling to know that the new Governoress and her daughters don’t show symptoms of rushing us into unlimited extravagance in our efforts to keep pace with their millinery, and in this they earn the gratitude of every...1895 November 30, Peggy, “Woman’s Column”, in The Freeman’s Journal, volume XLVI, number 2699, Sydney, N.S.W., page 9, column 2
- “Martin dressed in head-to-toe Burberry and made fun of everyone else who tried to outdress him.2009 March 8, Maura Egan, “Con Artist”, in New York Times
Forms of outdress
| third-person singular present | outdresses |
|---|---|
| present participle | outdressing |
| past participle | outdressed |
| past | outdressed |
Origin of outdress
From out- + dress.
Questions about outdress
- What does outdress mean?
- Outdress means to dress better than.
- What part of speech is outdress?
- Outdress is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outdress?
- The past tense of outdress is outdressed.
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