gussied up

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Definitions of gussied up words

adjective gussied up dressed in a showy way 1
verb gussied up simple past tense and past participle of gussy up. 0

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gussied up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for gussied up

adj gussied up

garish — crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
splashy — making a splash or splashes.
ostentatious — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
brilliant — A brilliant person, idea, or performance is extremely clever or skilful.
jazzy — pertaining to or suggestive of jazz music.

verb gussied up

trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
bedeck — If flags or other ornaments bedeck a place, a lot of them have been hung up to decorate it.
dress up — of or for a dress or dresses.
deck — A deck on a vehicle such as a bus or ship is a lower or upper area of it.
spruce up — trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.

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adj gussied up

tasteful — having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste: tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.
drab — dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
modest — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.

verb gussied up

disfigure — to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface: Our old towns are increasingly disfigured by tasteless new buildings.
mar — to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
deform — If something deforms a person's body or something else, it causes it to have an unnatural shape. In technical English, you can also say that the second thing deforms.

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