dressed /ˈdɹɛst/adjective 4phrases 2 adjective4 •wearing clothes, often of a particular kind or color •[in compounds] Wearing a dress.hatted gentlemen and their long-dressed ladies rode on two-horse wagons — 1980 •Having been subjected to a preparatory process or treatment; treated, prepared. •Prepared for eating, especially by the addition of specific condiments or dressing. Phrases with dressed dressed to killDressed in a very fashionable style. dressed to the ninesVery fancily or formally dressed; wearing very showy or splendid clothing.