dressed

Wearing clothes, sometimes of a particular type or style.

• Are you dressed yet?
• He was dressed in a blue suit.
• The guests were all smartly dressed.

How to use it: dressed in something (The children were dressed in warm coats.); dressed as someone/something (He came dressed as a pirate.); dressed for something (She was dressed for a formal dinner.)

Similar words: clothed, attired

Opposites: naked, undressed

Common phrases: get dressed, fully dressed, smartly dressed, dressed in black

Prepared to eat, especially with a sauce or other ingredients added.

• We ordered dressed crab.
• She served a lightly dressed salad.
• The greens were dressed with oil and vinegar.

How to use it: dressed with something (The salad was dressed with lemon juice and olive oil.)

Similar words: prepared

Common phrases: dressed salad, dressed crab, lightly dressed greens

Prepared for use by being cleaned, shaped, or otherwise treated.

• The wall is built from dressed stone.
• Dressed timber has a smooth surface.
• The workers stacked the dressed stones beside the building.

Similar words: prepared, treated, finished

Opposites: untreated, unfinished

Common phrases: dressed stone, dressed timber, dressed leather

Wearing a dress rather than another type of clothing.

• The painting shows a dressed woman beside a girl in trousers.
• Two dressed girls stood together, their long skirts brushing the floor.
• The dressed figure wears a silk gown with wide sleeves.

Common phrases: a dressed woman, a dressed girl