English edit

Etymology edit

From under- +‎ dress.

Verb edit

underdress (third-person singular simple present underdresses, present participle underdressing, simple past and past participle underdressed)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To dress in insufficiently warm clothes.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To dress in insufficiently formal clothes.

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Noun edit

underdress (countable and uncountable, plural underdresses)

  1. (countable) Any dress (feminine-style garment) worn under another, especially under an overdress.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Any garment (any clothing) that is worn under another but is not underwear.
    Coordinate term: underwear

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