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outdressed

outdressed is the simple past and past participle of outdress.

Meaning of outdress

Verb

outdress (third-person singular simple present outdresses, present participle outdressing, simple past and past participle outdressed)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about outdressed

What is outdressed the simple past and past participle of?
Outdressed is the simple past and past participle of outdress.

Words near outdressed in the dictionary

  1. outdreamed
  2. outdreaming
  3. outdreams
  4. outdreamt
  5. outdress
  6. outdressed
  7. outdresses
  8. outdressing
  9. outdrew
  10. outdrink
  11. outdrinking

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