open-breasted

adjective

Frank, unsecretive; not concealing one's feelings.

First used 16th c.
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Meanings

adjectiveopen-breasted (comparative more open-breasted, superlative most open-breasted)

comparative more open-breasted · superlative most open-breasted

  1. archaicFrank, unsecretive; not concealing one's feelings.First known use 16th c.

    Hark you, what lady's that? / Be open-breasted, so will I to thee.

    1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, III.2
  2. With the breast exposed; (of clothing) not covering the breast.First known use 16th c.

    Franco, with a shaved head covered in Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift tattoos and mustache, wearing a '70s-style open-breasted velvet suit, came to the stage to accept the fictional award, saying simply, "That's not my name."

    2014 September 5, Ariston Anderson, The Hollywood Reporter
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APA

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MLA

“open-breasted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-breasted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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