underdressed

/ ˌʌndəˈdrɛst /

adjective

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

Example Sentences

When her rival, Poot’s Thea, arrives underdressed, Hedda forces her into a hideous frock with fussy bows and an ungainly skirt.

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A Times photographer and I, slightly underdressed, scuttled past the valet and into the backyard.

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As I waited for my cappuccino in a line of VIP shoppers and newsletter subscribers sporting an abundance of Chanel handbags, I felt underdressed in jeans, sans blowout.

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Then one evening, in front of Sarah and Mark and a sad bowl of underdressed salad, she tells him that she heard what he said.

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So perhaps I jumped to the conclusion that Roy and Keeley were back together after the former showed up conspicuously underdressed in the latter’s apartment following his “stuck” revelation and subsequent letter.

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