overdress
verb (used with or without object)
to dress with too much display, finery, or formality.
have overdressed
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present perfectof overdress.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The officers are decked out in full riot gear, but they seem to have overdressed.
From The Verge ● Jun. 26, 2015
Mother is wearing a simple white dress—like a country bride wearing a hand-me-down, I suddenly think, and I feel a rush of panic that we have overdressed, all of us.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
