underdressed

/ (ˌʌndəˈdrɛst) /

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adjective

wearing clothes that are not elaborate or formal enough for a particular occasion

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Words nearby underdressed

underdrain, underdrainage, underdraw, underdrawers, underdress, underdressed, underdrive, undereducate, underemphasis, underemphasize, underemployed

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How to use underdressed in a sentence

If Williams had been in school, someone might have noticed that she was underdressed and emaciated.
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There I sat as an underdressed, 31-year-old, naive imperialist in the making.
Iraq War 10th Anniversary: The Teamster|John Kael Weston|March 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The pancakes got there, realized they were underdressed, jumped into a vat of hot oil...and came out as funnel cake.
What to Eat: Vietnamese Buffet|Cookstr.com|October 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I have her overdressed, I have her decidedly underdressed, but she is much the same girl.
The Angel and the Author - and Others|Jerome K. Jerome

Was she, for instance, the underdressed one with the mole, or the rawboned giggler?
It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan
Remember this: it is always better to be underdressed than to be overdressed.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2|Lillian Eichler Watson
Furthermore, he had a painful consciousness of being conspicuous among the underdressed men.
Skinner's Dress Suit|Henry Irving Dodge