Meanings
underdressed1
adjectiveunderdressed (comparative more underdressed, superlative most underdressed)
comparative more underdressed · superlative most underdressed
- Insufficiently dressed, as for cold weather.
- Insufficiently well-dressed, as for a formal event.
underdressed2
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of underdress
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
underdressed · adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
- Proto-Germanic*under
- Proto-West Germanic*undar
- Old Englishunder-
- Middle Englishunder-
- Englishunder-
- Englishdressed
- Englishunderdressed
underdressed · verb
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
- Proto-Germanic*under
- Proto-West Germanic*undar
- Old Englishunder-
- Middle Englishunder-
- Englishunder-
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindīs-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵtós
- Proto-Italic*rektos
- Latinrēctus
- Latindīrēctus
- Vulgar Latin*dīrēctiāre
- Old Frenchdrecier
- Middle Englishdressen
- Englishdress
- Englishunderdress
- Englishunderdressed
From underdress + -ed.
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APA
underdressed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdressed
MLA
“underdressed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdressed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underdressed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdressed.
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