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dressed to the nines

adjective

1 dressed to the nines

Dressed in fancy or formal clothing.

synonyms: dolled up, dressed, dressed-up, dressed to kill, spiffed up, spruced up, togged up.

Roget 847: ornamented, beautified etc. v.; ornate, rich, gilt, begilt, tesselated, festooned; champleve [Fr.], cloisonne, topiary.    smart, ... show more

Roget 882: ostentatious, showy, dashing, pretentious; janty, jaunty; grand, pompous, palatial; high-sounding; turgid etc. (big-sounding) 577; ... show more


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