Question

Determine the part of speech for the italicized word in the sentence below.

Answer 1

The italicized word is an "adjective". 

This is because when used in such a way, dressed is a participial adjective used to describe what the woman was like.

Answer 2

The answer to this question is adjective 
because when used in a way dressed is a participial adjective used to describe what the woman was like.

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