underdressed
English
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Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Adjective
underdressed (comparative more underdressed, superlative most underdressed)
- Insufficiently dressed, as for cold weather.
- Insufficiently well-dressed, as for a formal event.
Etymology 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English dress
English underdress
English underdressed
From underdress + -ed.
Verb
underdressed
- simple past and past participle of underdress