Search
Select the dictionary language
dressed
01
wearing one or multiple items of clothing
Grammatical Information
Composition
past participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most dressed
Comparative
more dressed
gradable
Examples
She was dressed in a beautiful evening gown for the gala, attracting compliments from everyone at the event.
02
having been cleaned, gutted, and prepared for cooking or sale, specifically referring to fish, poultry, or other meat
Examples
Eating a dressed crab salad made my day.
03
treated with medications and protective covering
04
dressed in fancy or formal clothing
05
(Louisiana) referring to a po' boy sandwich prepared with all standard topping
Slang
Examples
I'll have a shrimp po' boy, dressed, please.
Lexical Tree
overdressed
underdressed
undressed
dressed
dress
