Phrase guide

wrapped in a bow

adj · 1 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Combined or reduced into a neat self-contained package.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, informal, not-comparable

Examples

  • 2018, Madeleine Graves, Star's Crossing Like every maiden before her, Mare was more likely to be married off, primed and polished and wrapped in a bow, than verify the identity of her writer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.