What does overdress mean?
Definitions for overdress
ˌoʊ vərˈdrɛs; ˈoʊ vərˌdrɛsover·dress
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Princeton's WordNet
overdress, overclotheverb
dress too warmly
"You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot"
overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog outverb
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
"She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
GCIDE
overdressverb
To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much; to dress too formally for an informal occasion. Pope.
Wiktionary
overdressverb
To wear too many clothes for a particular occasion.
overdressverb
To wear clothing which is too elaborate or formal for a particular occasion.
ChatGPT
overdress
Overdress refers to wearing clothes that are more formal or elaborate than necessary for a particular occasion. It can also refer to a lightweight dress to be worn over another garment, often for protective purposes.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Overdress
ō-vėr-dres′, v.t. to dress too ostentatiously.—n. O′verdress, any garment worn over another.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of overdress in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of overdress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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