WordCmp.com

gussy up vs bedizen

bedizen vs gussy up

gussy up and bedizen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gussy up No No Yes No
bedizen No No Yes No
As verbs, bedizen is a hyponym of gussy up; that is, bedizen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gussy up:
  • gussy up: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
  • bedizen: dress up garishly and tastelessly
Other hyponyms of gussy up include dress, plume, preen, primp, prank, tart up, enrobe, dizen.
gussy up (verb) bedizen (verb)
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive dress up garishly and tastelessly
decorate tastelessly
Difference between gussy up and bedizen

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.