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coatless

American  
[koht-lis] / ˈkoʊt lɪs /

adjective

  1. without a coat or other outerwear.

  2. without a coat of arms.


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Yet Fetterman showed up coatless, in only a hoodie, and wearing shorts.

From BBC Jan. 20, 2025

In the middle of a rainy Michigan night, 88-year-old Dian Wurdock walked out the front door of her son’s home in Grand Rapids, barefoot and coatless.

From Washington Post Nov. 19, 2021

Many of them have the look that I imagine my father had when he showed up, coatless, at the front door of the chemistry building at IIT in 1956.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2012

“There is work to be done and there are workers ready to do it,” Mr. Obama, coatless and sleeves rolled, nearly yelled.

From New York Times Sep. 23, 2011

He dashed down the stairs, out the door and across the street, coatless, not feeling the cold.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli

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