Definitions for dressy

dressy dress·y

Spelling: [dres-ee]
IPA: /ˈdrɛs i/

Dressy is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 71 anagrams from letters in dressy (derssy).

Definitions for dressy

adjective

  1. appropriate to somewhat formal occasions:
  2. showy in dress; stylish:

Origin of dressy

First recorded in 1760-70; dress + -y1

Examples for dressy

Since shes been going with Gladys, she feels as if she had to be dressy.

The dressy manager was shaken by the hand three times in as many minutes.

His shirts, collars, and neckties were clean and always “dressy.”

So we may picture them as clad in that dressy yet serviceable garb.

She advises to avoid rompers, “dressy” shorts, and -- despite their recent comeback in the fashion world -- Uggs.

She was a dressy young person, whose father kept a "sample-room."

For day receptions the dress may be more elaborate and the bonnet more "dressy."

I kinder set a car off, and make 'em look respectable and dressy.

"He always was a dressy old scoundrel," remarked the Tuttle person.

The latter's genial nature and dressy appearance pleased him.

Word Value for dressy
Scrable

10

Words with friends

9

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