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dressy

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From dress +‎ -y.

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dressy (comparative dressier, superlative dressiest)

  1. Elegant, smart, or stylish.
  2. Fond of dressing up; keen on fashion.
    • 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 19, in The History of Pendennis. [], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, [], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:
      We have mentioned that he exhibited a certain partiality for rings, jewellery, and fine raiment of all sorts; and it must be owned that Mr. Pen, during his time at the university, was rather a dressy man, and loved to array himself in splendour.

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