Word Study
overdress
CIDE DICTIONARY
overdress, v. t.
To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much; to dress too formally for an informal occasion. Pope. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
overdress, v. & n.
--v.
1 tr. dress with too much display or formality.
2 intr. overdress oneself.
--n. a dress worn over another dress or a blouse etc.
--v.
1 tr. dress with too much display or formality.
2 intr. overdress oneself.
--n. a dress worn over another dress or a blouse etc.
THESAURUS
overdress
bedizen, deck out, dizen, doll up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, get up, gussy up, prank, pretty up, primp, prink, rag out, slick up, spruce up, titivate, trick out, trick upFor further exploring for "overdress" in Webster Dictionary Online