overdress

From over- +‎ dress.

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overdress (third-person singular simple present overdresses, present participle overdressing, simple past and past participle overdressed)

1. (intransitive) To wear too many clothes for a particular occasion.
2. (intransitive) To wear clothing which is too elaborate or formal for a particular occasion.
   • 1981, Lawrence Kasdan, Raiders of the Lost Ark, spoken by Toht:

     We meet again, Fraulein. You Americans, you're all the same. Always overdressing for the wrong occasions.

3. (transitive) To put too many clothes on (a person).

   parents who overdress their children in winter

4. (transitive) To put too much dressing on (food).

   Don't overdress the salad: it shouldn't be swimming in oil.

• underdress

overdress

1. Any dress (feminine-style garment) worn over another, especially over an underdress.
2. Any garment worn over another.

   Antonym: underdress (noun)

   Hyponyms: overcoat, pinafore, smock

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