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primp vs overdress

overdress vs primp

primp and overdress both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
primp No No Yes No
overdress No No Yes No
As verbs, overdress is a hypernym of primp; that is, overdress is a word with a broader meaning than primp:
  • primp: dress or groom with elaborate care
  • overdress: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
Other hypernyms of primp include attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up.
primp (verb) overdress (verb)
dress or groom with elaborate care put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
dress too warmly
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