What does over-dressed mean?
Over-dressed means Alternative form of overdressed..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative form of overdressed..
He was much over-dressed, in a gaudy vest of many colors, a blue neckerchief, bedropped gayly with yellow spots, and arranged with a flaunting tie, quite in keeping with the general air of the man.
He was a vulgar, over-dressed fellow, of about thirty-five or forty, of slender yet sinewy build. He wore a plum-colored overcoat, lavender kids, patent-leather shoes, and a shiny silk hat.
In strange contrast to her depressing appearance, there sat beside her an over-dressed, much behatted, peroxided young woman, who bore the stamp of the profession all over her pretty, painted face.
They both lived on money of their own, and were wearisomely idle and over-dressed.
Use over-dressed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Over-dressed means Alternative form of overdressed..
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He was much over-dressed, in a gaudy vest of many colors, a blue neckerchief, bedropped gayly with yellow spots, and arranged with a flaunting tie, quite in keeping with the general air of the man.
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