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undressed
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
undressed
(adjective)
undress
(verb)
undressed
/ˌʌn
ˈ
drɛst/
adjective
undressed
/ˌʌn
ˈ
drɛst/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNDRESSED
1
not used before a noun
:
wearing no clothing
:
not dressed
I was
undressed
when the fire alarm went off.
She
got undressed
[=took off her clothes] and went to bed.
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2
:
not cared for or covered
an
undressed
wound
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3
technical
:
not finished
:
not prepared for use
undressed
hides/stones
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