short-skirted
Definition
- Adjective:
- Wearing a skirt of short length: "short-skirted" describes a person (typically a woman or girl) who is wearing a skirt that ends above the knee, or a garment that has a short skirt.
Usage Examples
- (A woman wearing a short skirt.)
- (Clothing that includes a short skirt is not allowed.)
- (An evening gown with a short skirt.)
Advanced Usage
- "short-skirted" as a descriptive compound: Used to characterize a person’s appearance or a style of clothing.
- The short-skirted models paraded on the runway. (Models wearing short skirts.)
- Figurative use: Occasionally used to imply a certain fashion trend or social attitude.
- Short-skirted fashions of the 1960s challenged traditional norms. (The style of short skirts in that era.)
Variants and Related Words
- Short skirt (noun phrase): a skirt that ends above the knee.
- She wore a short skirt to the party. (A skirt of short length.)
- Skirt (noun): a garment worn from the waist down, typically by women.
- Her skirt was made of silk. (The basic garment.)
- Skirted (adj): having a skirt or a skirt-like part.
- The table was skirted with a cloth. (Covered with a skirt-like fabric.)
Synonyms
- Mini-skirted: wearing a very short skirt (often specifically a mini skirt).
- The mini-skirted dancers moved gracefully. (Wearing very short skirts.)
- Short-hemmed: having a hemline that is short.
- Her short-hemmed dress was fashionable. (A dress with a short hem.)
Related Idioms
- To wear the pants (in a family): (not directly related, but contrasts with "skirted" in the sense of gendered clothing; no direct idiom for "short-skirted" exists.)
- To skirt the issue: to avoid addressing a problem directly (uses "skirt" as a verb, not "short-skirted").
- He tried to skirt the issue during the meeting. (Avoid the topic.)
Note: "short-skirted" is primarily a descriptive adjective with no common phrasal verbs or idioms specific to it. It is most often used in literal contexts referring to clothing or appearance.