DRESSED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Looking for the meaning of the word DRESSED in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of DRESSED with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.

Word: Dressed

Speech Type: Adjective

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: drɛst
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(of a person) wearing clothes; not naked or in underwear, sleepwear, etc.

Short Definition:

wearing clothes

Examples:
  • Go downstairs and wait for me! I'm not dressed!
  • she was always beautifully dressed
Definition:

(of food, especially poultry or shellfish) cleaned and prepared for cooking or eating

Short Definition:

(of food) cleaned and prepared for cooking or eating

Examples:
  • dressed crab
Definition:

(of stone) having had the surface smoothed

Short Definition:

(of stone) having had surface smoothed

Examples:
  • a fine frontage in red brick with dressed white stone on the facings
  • dressed Cotswold stone
Definition:

(of an artificial fly) made for use in fishing

Short Definition:

made for use in fishing

Examples:
  • a dressed wet fly

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