attired
adjective
dressed
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suffix
used with some nouns to make adjectives describing the type of clothing that someone is wearing
noun
the activity of wearing clothes designed for the opposite sex, especially for sexual pleasure
adjective
a man who is dapper is small and wears attractive clothes that give him a tidy appearance
adjective
a man who is debonair wears fashionable clothes and is attractive, relaxed, and confident
adjective
used for describing women or women’s clothes that have qualities traditionally considered more typical of men or men’s clothes
adverb, preposition
used for saying that you are wearing a piece of clothing, jewellery etc, or for saying which part of your body it covers
adjective
wearing clothes that are too formal for the situation, or wearing more clothes than you need to wear
noun
a type of behaviour in which someone wears clothing typical of the opposite sex, especially for sexual pleasure
adjective
not wearing suitable clothes, either because they are not formal enough or because they are not warm enough
adjective
adverb
adverb
adjective
wearing beautiful or impressive clothes
wearing very attractive clothes that will make people notice you
dressed in a way that shows that you are trying to impress people, but that is not suitable for the occasion
wearing a uniform
wearing a shirt but not a jacket
wearing socks, but not shoes
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