Definition of OVERDRESS

overdress

Verb

  • dress too warmly
  • put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
  • To wear too many clothes for a particular occasion.
  • To wear clothing which is too elaborate or formal for a particular occasion.

Noun

  • Any dress (feminine-style garment) worn over another, especially over an underdress.
  • Any garment worn over another.

Origin / Etymology

From over- + dress.

Synonyms

attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overclothe, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up

Antonyms

dress down, underdress, underdress#Noun

Scrabble Score: 13

overdress: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
overdress: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
overdress: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

overdress: valid Words With Friends Word