overdress
verb (used with or without object)
to dress with too much display, finery, or formality.
overdressed
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
And the older guests, slightly overdressed for the occasion, can be seen smuggling their ties back into their pockets.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024
She made everyone else look overdone and overdressed, washing the Augean stables of Cannes clean.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2023
But many of us are still loyal to sweatpants, and perhaps less inclined to participate in the formal, overdressed dining rituals of our pre-pandemic lives.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2022
The threads, no pieces, of Chilean crab in the Cobb salad tasted watery, while the lettuce was overdressed until limp and the egg overcooked to dry-yolked and rubbery.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2019
I feel slightly overdressed in my black dress, the one I wore to Lucy’s funeral, but it’s the only church-appropriate thing I own.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
