Dressy and Workaday

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Dressy adjective - Relating to or suitable for wearing to an event requiring elegant dress and manners.

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Workaday is an antonym for dressy.

Nearby Words: dress, dressed, dressing, dresser

Workaday adjective - Not designed to be worn only on special occasions.

Usage example: a workaday outfit that I could afford to get dirty

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Dressy is an antonym for workaday.

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Workaday and Dressy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dressy/workaday

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