Sunday best
A person's finest clothing, especially the clothes one reserves to wear to church on Sunday.
And how then was the Devil drest? / Oh! he was in his Sunday's best
ADJ.
best, bright, clear, last, latest, next
We're meeting for lunch next Sunday at that new Italian restaurant downtown.
VERB + SUNDAY
arranged, back, drive, go, held, like, meeting, place
We arranged Sunday dinner at my parents' house for everyone to celebrate together.
SUNDAY + NOUN
day, morning, picnic, totallydublin
We always go for a picnic on Sunday afternoon when the weather is nice.
PREP.
except, in, in, on, until
We usually go to church on Sunday mornings with our family.
noun
The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.
Every day is like Sunday / Every day is silent and grey
And after missing a simple header in the first half, the Manchester United striker ensured England topped Group D to set up a quarter-final meeting with Italy in Kiev on Sunday.
A newspaper published on Sunday.
I gave him the switchboard with my love, went down to the Savoy for breakfast and read the Sundays.
A comic strip published in a Sunday newspaper.
It just wasn't his thing, although he did beautiful Sundays for however long he did them. So as soon as he could, he hired someone to do the Sundays. Karen and I would do some dailies, but we were the Sunday artists.
Describes someone who does something occasionally or casually, and therefore without skill.
Your face is the color of a Sunday swimmer who swallowed half the pool.
My limbs felt hollow, empty. Empty, empty, empty. A Sunday cyclist on a casual ride could have passed me.
Describes something particularly fine and elegant, particularly something that could be worn to or used at church.
His father replies with a special tone of voice (his 'Sunday voice', which he also used for reading fairy tales): 'That is about the tragedy of human beings!'
It landed on the wire mesh in front of me, thrust its thin, monkey-arm through the wire, seized my Sunday hat, blue satin ribbons, rosettes and all, and squealing in triumph made off with it, leaping and bounding, to the top of the monkey-tree.
verb
To spend Sunday (at a certain place, with a certain person or people, etc.).
I waded through accounts of new calves and colts, new fences and barns, who “Sundayed” with his brother, etc., and soon had a list of all the cases in that part of the country.
The dogs and I were Sundaying on the garden lawn.
adv
On Sunday.
noun — first day of the week
A person's finest clothing, especially the clothes one reserves to wear to church on Sunday.
And how then was the Devil drest? / Oh! he was in his Sunday's best
One who drives slowly or inexpertly, as for leisure or sightseeing.
I was eager to get there, but I got stuck behind one Sunday driver after another on that trip.
Thoroughly, completely, in every way imaginable.
He will fry me six ways to Sunday for sending daughters and young mothers off to war—and, quite possibly, for bringing them back in body bags.
Everywhere; all over the place.
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A brand of automobile that performs well in racing competitions will be popular with retail purchasers.
Doesn't anyone remember the axiom that what wins on Sunday sells on Monday? Automotive execs may wonder whether that still applies, but you can bet they know who won before they go
Every day is like Sunday / Every day is silent and grey
WiktionaryAnd after missing a simple header in the first half, the Manchester United striker ensured England topped Group D to set up a quarter-final meeting with Italy in Kiev on Sunday.
WiktionaryBut on that Sunday it was filled with Episcopalians from around the country who had traveled to South Bend to attend his campaign launch.
WiktionaryI waded through accounts of new calves and colts, new fences and barns, who “Sundayed” with his brother, etc., and soon had a list of all the cases in that part of the country.
WiktionaryThe dogs and I were Sundaying on the garden lawn.
Wiktionary2016, Brian Finnegan, “Your Sunday Best,” in totallydublin.ie, When we’re Sundaying in the city, I like nothing better than to roll out of bed and head straight for Noshington on the corner of South C
Wiktionaryi Register
In some senses, sunday is marked as informal, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.