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Dressed to the nines

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Very fancily or formally dressed; wearing very showy or splendid clothing. idiomatic, not-comparable

    "He arrived at the gala, dressed to the nines in his top hat and tails."

Adjective
  1. 1
    dressed in fancy or formal clothing wordnet

Etymology

From dressed + to the nines; first recorded in the 1800s.

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