underdress

Thân thiện

Employees can underdress on casual Fridays.

Definition

1. Verb (intransitive):
   • To dress in clothes that are less formal, elaborate, or warm than is required or expected for the occasion.
2. Verb (transitive):
   • To dress (someone or oneself) in clothes that are less formal, elaborate, or warm than is required.

Usage and Examples

• Intransitive Verb (to be underdressed):
  • I didn't know it was a black-tie event, so I completely underdressed.
  • If you underdress for the interview, you might not make a good impression.
• Transitive Verb:
  • She underdressed the children for the cold weather.
  • He tends to underdress himself for formal family gatherings.

Advanced Usage

• The past participle "underdressed" is commonly used as an adjective to describe a person's state.
  • Feeling underdressed at the party, she decided to leave early.
  • He looked sadly underdressed next to the other guests in tuxedos.

Variants and Related Words

• Underdressed (adjective): Describing someone who is wearing clothes that are not formal or warm enough.
  • The underdressed tourists shivered in the mountain wind.
• Antonym: Overdress (verb): To dress in clothes that are more formal than required.
  • I worried I would overdress for the casual barbecue.

Synonyms

• Dress down: To wear casual clothes.
  • The office allows employees to dress down on Fridays.
• Be casually dressed: To be wearing informal attire.

Different Meanings

The word underdress specifically refers to the inappropriateness or insufficiency of one's clothing relative to a standard or occasion. It is not a synonym for simply "wearing casual clothes." One can be casually dressed appropriately (e.g., in jeans at a picnic) or inappropriately underdressed (e.g., in jeans at a wedding).

Học thuật

Verb

1. dress informally and casually
   • On Fridays, employees can underdress
2. dress without sufficient warmth
   • She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dress down