"overdressed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: overdressed [positive], more overdressed [comparative], most overdressed [superlative]
Etymology: over- + dressed Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|dressed}} over- + dressed Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone who is overdressed is dressed in clothes that are too fancy.
    Sense id: simple-overdressed-en-adj-8BkFp4iY
  2. Someone who is overdressed is wearing more pieces of clothing than they should be.
    Sense id: simple-overdressed-en-adj-DOoMJUlJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with over-

Verb

Forms: overdress [canonical], overdresses [third-person, singular], overdressed [past], overdressed [past, participle], overdressing [present, participle]
Etymology: over- + dressed Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|dressed}} over- + dressed Head templates: {{verb|overdress|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense and past participle of overdress.
    Sense id: simple-overdressed-en-verb-ZfWuY2iV
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