adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   With very few clothes on. not-comparable

Adverb

1. 1
   With very few clothes on; revealing lots of one's body. idiomatic, not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

semi-nakedsemi-nudeseminakedseminudetopless

Example

More examples

"A half-naked couple was dancing frenetically in the middle of the square."

Etymology

From Middle English half naked, from Old English healfnacod, from Proto-Germanic *halbanakwadaz; equivalent to half- + naked.

Related phrases

half-nakedlyhalf-nakedness

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