Standard Lemma guide

dressed

adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdɹɛst/
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  • rhymes with -ɛst
  • CMU ARPABET: D R EH1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having been subjected to a preparatory process or treatment; treated, prepared.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Prepared for eating, especially by the addition of specific condiments or dressing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Wearing clothes; attired (now often with qualifying word).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Wearing a dress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of dress

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • the girls were dressed in green; the shrimp sandwich dressed with lettuce and tomato is their top seller

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the elegantly attired gentleman
  • neatly dressed workers
  • monks garbed in hooded robes
  • went about oddly garmented
  • professors robed in crimson
  • tuxedo-attired gentlemen
  • crimson-robed Harvard professors

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: appareled, attired, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

(of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: polished

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

treated with medications and protective covering

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: aangekleed — having clothes on
  • Finnish: pukeutunut — having clothes on
  • French: habillé — having clothes on
  • French: vêtu — having clothes on
  • German: gekleidet — having clothes on
  • German: bekleidet\ — having clothes on
  • Latin: amictus — having clothes on
  • Māori: mau kākahu — having clothes on
  • Polish: ubrany — having clothes on
  • Russian: оде́тый (odétyj) — having clothes on
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