Dressish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    dressy; fond of wearing fashionable clothing rare

    "This lass, Nelly Long, she was dressish and dapper, And, though our Dick was a good looked lad, She snubb'd him, scop'd him, for she was a snapper, And told him quite plumpish—she wan't to be had: […]"

Example

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"This lass, Nelly Long, she was dressish and dapper, And, though our Dick was a good looked lad, She snubb'd him, scop'd him, for she was a snapper, And told him quite plumpish—she wan't to be had: […]"

Etymology

From dress + -ish.

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