ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Over-dressed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Over-dressed is an adjective meaning Alternative form of overdressed.

Meaning

Alternative form of overdressed.

Example Sentences

They both lived on money of their own, and were wearisomely idle and over-dressed.
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.
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.
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.

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