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dressed up Meaning & Definition

What Does Dressed Up Mean?

Dressed Up is used as an adjective meaning Wearing formal (dress) clothes. It is also used to mean Wearing a costume. As a verb, it means simple past and past participle of dress up.

Dressed Up Definition (Adjective)

  1. Wearing formal (dress) clothes.

    Everyone was so nicely dressed up for the wedding, I couldn't resist taking a picture.

  2. Wearing a costume.

Dressed Up as a Verb

  1. simple past and past participle of dress up

Synonyms of Dressed Up

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Dressed Up in a Sentence

Everyone was so nicely dressed up for the wedding, I couldn't resist taking a picture.

Word Forms & Grammar

dressed up (comparative more dressed up, superlative most dressed up)

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