underdressed

English

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Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí

Proto-Indo-European *-ér

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér

Proto-Germanic *under

Proto-West Germanic *undar

Old English under-

Middle English under-

English under-

English dressed

English underdressed

From under- + dressed.

Adjective

underdressed (comparative more underdressed, superlative most underdressed)

1. Insufficiently dressed, as for cold weather.
2. Insufficiently well-dressed, as for a formal event.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí

Proto-Indo-European *-ér

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér

Proto-Germanic *under

Proto-West Germanic *undar

Old English under-

Middle English under-

English under-

English dress

English underdress

English -ed

English underdressed

From underdress + -ed.

Verb

underdressed

1. simple past and past participle of underdress