dressed meaning and definition

DRESSED adjective

Definition of dressed (adjective)

1. dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
   • "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors"
   • synonyms: appareled, attired, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed
2. treated with medications and protective covering
3. (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth
   • synonyms: polished
4. dressed in fancy or formal clothing
   • synonyms: dolled up, dressed to kill, dressed to the nines, dressed-up, spiffed up, spruced up, togged up