dressed down

A form of dress down — To scold.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of dress down
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APA

dressed down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dressed%20down

MLA

“dressed down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dressed%20down. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dressed down,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dressed%20down.

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