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underdress
verb un·der·dress \ˌən-dər-ˈdres\
: to dress in clothes that are too informal or not warm enough for an occasion
Full Definition of UNDERDRESS
intransitive verb
: to dress in overly or inappropriately simple or informal clothing
transitive verb
: to dress (as oneself) more simply or informally than is appropriate
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First Known Use of UNDERDRESS
circa 1784
Rhymes with UNDERDRESS
ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
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