Associations to the word «Underdressed»

Adjective

Verb

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Wiktionary

UNDERDRESS, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To dress in insufficiently warm clothes.
UNDERDRESS, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To dress in insufficiently formal clothes.

Dictionary definition

UNDERDRESS, verb. Dress without sufficient warmth; "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia".
UNDERDRESS, verb. Dress informally and casually; "On Fridays, employees can underdress".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne