dressed

dressed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense of dress; put on clothes.

  2. 2.

    (adjective) Wearing clothes, especially of a particular type.

  3. 3.

    (of food) Prepared with a dressing or sauce.

  4. 4.

    (of a wound) Treated and covered with a bandage.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    dressed to kill — wearing very attractive or impressive clothes
  • •
    dressed up — wearing formal or fancy clothes
  • •
    dressed down — wearing casual clothes; also, criticized severely

Related words

Antonyms: bare, naked, undressed
See also: clothed, dress, dressing
Synonyms: attired, clad, clothed

Etymology

Past tense of dress, from Old French dresser ("to arrange, prepare"), from Latin directiare ("to straighten").