dressed to the nines

== English == === Etymology === From dressed +‎ to the nines; first recorded in the 1800s. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === dressed to the nines (not comparable) (idiomatic) Very fancily or formally dressed; wearing very showy or splendid clothing. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== dressed to kill Sunday best to the nines ==== References ==== Michael Quinion (2004), “Dressed to the nines”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN. Today I Found Out - Where the Expression 'Dressed to the Nines' Came From