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

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His TikTok videos show him tending to horses in the barn, dolled up with his girlfriend at major races placing $5,000 bets and celebrating big wins.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Some of the Bowl’s facilities have been dolled up a bit, but the amphitheater feels fragile after the January wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

And then when she's all dolled up or she thinks that things are going good, you see these pinks and the lilac and the greens more when she's happy.

From Salon • May 16, 2024

This Lynnwood shop has a cult following in the North End for its wacky flavor combo doughnuts dolled up in Technicolor.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

There Sierra’s mom and Tía Rosa stood next to each other outside a skating rink on Empire Boulevard, all dolled up and smiling.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

dolled up

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