adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of underdress form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Insufficiently dressed, as for cold weather.
2. 2
   Insufficiently well-dressed, as for a formal event.

Adjective

1. 1
   inadequately or too informally clothed wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

clothed

Antonyms

All antonyms

decentoverdressed

Example

More examples

"We were underdressed and out of our league."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From under- + dressed.

Etymology 2

From underdress + -ed.

Related phrases

well dressed

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