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  • adjective superlative form of dressy: most dressy.

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Examples

  • I am a sneaker fanatic a can make the dressiest piece work with cool kicks.

    Kara Ross: Q10 With Soul Cycle's Julie Rice And Elizabeth Cutler Kara Ross 2011

  • I am a sneaker fanatic a can make the dressiest piece work with cool kicks.

    Kara Ross: Q10 With Soul Cycle's Julie Rice And Elizabeth Cutler Kara Ross 2011

  • And not so cold that you can't afford to put on your dressiest kimono.

    CNN Transcript Jan 11, 2010 2010

  • Stuart and I promptly donned our dressiest outfits -- in my case, a $5 black tuxedo from the Salvation Army that I used when performing with the orchestra -- and grabbed our next door neighbor, "Circle" (so named because it looked like someone made his face with a perfectly round cookie cut-out and cut his hair with a bowl on his head).

    Eliezer Sobel: Calling Dr. Laura: Old Loves And The Boundaries Of Fidelity 2010

  • KYUNG LAH, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: I am Kyung Lah in Tokyo where it is cold, but certainly not frigid like in other parts of the world, and not so cold that you cannot afford to put on your dressiest Kimono.

    CNN Transcript Jan 11, 2010 2010

  • A: I vote for the dressiest version of business casual for your training tapes.

    Ask Teri Teri Agins 2010

  • Stuart and I promptly donned our dressiest outfits -- in my case, a $5 black tuxedo from the Salvation Army that I used when performing with the orchestra -- and grabbed our next door neighbor, "Circle" (so named because it looked like someone made his face with a perfectly round cookie cut-out and cut his hair with a bowl on his head).

    Calling Dr. Laura: Old Loves And The Boundaries Of Fidelity Eliezer Sobel 2010

  • Since its inception in 1959 in Rome, Valentino had been almost single-mindedly focused on the dressiest moments in a woman's life.

    Reinterpreting Valentino 2010

  • Stuart and I promptly donned our dressiest outfits--in my case, a $5 black tuxedo from the Salvation Army that I used when performing with the orchestra--and grabbed our next door neighbor, "Circle" so named because it looked like someone made his face with a perfectly round cookie cut-out and cut his hair with a bowl on his head.

    Eliezer Sobel: Calling Dr. Laura: Old Loves And The Boundaries Of Fidelity Eliezer Sobel 2010

  • (There are only so many functions where the burlap totes emblazoned with the word "FEED" seemed appropriate, even if Ms. Bush herself wore them to the dressiest galas and balls.) “All the patterns that you see are hand-dyed fabrics that have been dyed in Africa by women in the [Democratic Republic of the Congo],” said Ms. Bush, pointing to the rack of colorful, nipped-waist dresses dyed in a more sophisticated version of tie dye.

    Meet Lauren Pierce: 'Incognito' Bush Niece Debuts New Clothing Line 2009

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