Dressed Wearing Clothes Drest Woman Adjective Hurry Lay

• hurry up and get dressed.
• she lay down on the bed, fully dressed.
• i can't go to the door—i'm not dressed yet.
• she is always so smartly dressed.

dressed

1. wearing clothes and not naked or wearing clothes for sleeping
• Hurry up and get dressed.
• She lay down on the bed, fully dressed.
• I can't go to the door—I'm not dressed yet.
2. wearing clothes of a particular type
• She is always so smartly dressed.
• elegantly/fashionably/neatly dressed
• immaculately/impeccably dressed
• The bride was dressed in white.
• He was casually dressed in jeans and a T-shirt.
• She was dressed for a business meeting.
• He was dressed as a woman (= he was wearing women's clothes).
• You can't go out dressed like that (= wearing those clothes)!

Extra Examples

• The twins were dressed identically.
• She was dressed professionally in a business suit.
• She was determined to be the best dressed woman at the wedding.
• The women were all dressed in blue skirts and white blouses.
• The waiters were dressed as clowns.
• a photo of the president dressed like a cowboy
3. cleaned and prepared for cooking or eating
• Place a spoonful of the dressed crab on each plate.
4. wearing the kind of clothes that will make people notice and admire you
5. wearing very attractive or formal clothes
6. used to describe a woman who is trying to look younger than she really is, especially by wearing clothes that are designed for young people