Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dressy

/ˈdɹɛsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
dressy
IPA
/ˈdɹɛsi/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Elegant, smart, or stylish.

adj

Fond of dressing up; keen on fashion.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English dress Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dressy From dress + -y.

Inflected Forms

dressier (comparative) dressiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

dressily dressiness overdressy semidressy

Rhymes With

jesse messy jessie bessie essie sulawesi ceci jessy nessie vesey alessi tessie

Questions

How do you pronounce dressy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹɛsi/.
What does dressy mean?
Elegant, smart, or stylish.
Where does dressy come from?
Etymology tree English dress Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dressy From dress + -y.

How to pronounce dressy

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