dolled up
Definition
Adjective: Dressed in fancy or formal clothing; made to look very attractive, often in a showy or elaborate way.
Usage
The adjective "dolled up" is used to describe a person (or sometimes a thing) that has been dressed or decorated in a particularly stylish, fancy, or formal manner. It often implies a significant and noticeable effort has been made to improve one's appearance for a special occasion. It is an informal, slightly colloquial term.
Examples
- Person:
- She was all dolled up for the gala dinner.
- You don't need to get dolled up; it's just a casual barbecue.
- Thing:
- The old café has been dolled up with new paint and fancy lights.
Advanced Usage
- "to doll oneself up": This is the related reflexive verb phrase meaning to make oneself look fancy or attractive.
- She spent an hour dolling herself up for the date.
Variants and Related Words
- Doll up (verb): To dress someone or something in fancy clothes or decorations.
- They dolled up the venue with flowers for the wedding.
- Gussied up (adjective): An informal synonym with a very similar meaning.
- He was all gussied up in a new suit.
Synonyms
- Dressed up
- Spruced up
- Decked out
- Glamorous (in appearance)
Antonyms
- Scruffy
- Unkempt
- Casually dressed
Related Idioms/Phrases
- Dressed to the nines: An idiom meaning dressed very elegantly or flamboyantly, similar in meaning to "dolled up" but often implying even more style or perfection.
- He was dressed to the nines for his graduation.
Adjective
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dressed in fancy or formal clothing
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