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dolled up

ADJECTIVE
dressed to the nines
Synonyms
WEAK
dressed to advantage dressed to kill dressed to the teeth dressed-up gussied up in full dress in full feather soignée spiffed up spruced up well-dressed well-turned-out
ADJECTIVE
dressed up
Synonyms
WEAK
dressed to kill dressed to the nines fashionable formal gussied up in full dress in one's best bib and tucker ornate spruced up

Example Sentences

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Priscilla appears on our screens all dolled up in a ’50s-style poodle skirt and penny loafers, an ensemble that screams innocence, especially when it’s coupled with Spaeny’s awestruck gaze and soft demeanor.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2023

You won’t find a typical glazed or jelly doughnut behind the display case at Zuri’s, where wild combo flavors dolled up in technicolor are the counter shop’s M.O.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

It can easily be dolled up – made red with peppers or pink with beetroot and topped with pretty ingredients.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2023

She added that she got dolled up in the hopes of being noticed “so they can adopt me or give me work.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2022

Loma was all dolled up in the flowerdy dress from New York.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns