What does dressish mean?
Dressish means (rare) dressy; fond of wearing fashionable clothing.
Dressish
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
(rare) dressy; fond of wearing fashionable clothing.
Example Sentences
This lass, Nelly Long, she was dressish and dapper, And, though our Dick was a good looked lad, She snubb'd him, scop'd him, for she was a snapper, And told him quite plumpish—she wan't to be had: […]
Irish ladies have feet very pretty, / English ladies have their's ^([sic]) very small; / French ladies' are dressish and natty, / Chinese ladies have no feet at all.
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Related Words
Word Forms
- more dressish
- most dressish
Usage Notes
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How do you use dressish in a sentence?
This lass, Nelly Long, she was dressish and dapper, And, though our Dick was a good looked lad, She snubb'd him, scop'd him, for she was a snapper, And told him quite plumpish—she wan't to be had: […]
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