Undressed vs. Dressed

Undressed vs. Dressed — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Undressed and Dressed

Undressedadjective

Naked.

Dressedverb

To put clothes on; clothe.

Undressedadjective

Partially but not fully dressed.

Dressedverb

To furnish with clothing.

Undressedadjective

Not finished or worked

undressed stone.

Dressedverb

To decorate or adorn

dress a Christmas tree.
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Undressedadjective

Not specially treated or processed

undressed leather.

Dressedverb

To garnish

dressed the side dish with parsley.

Undressedadjective

Not prepared for cooking or eating. Used of certain meats.

Dressedverb

To arrange a display in

dress a store window.

Undressedadjective

Lacking sauce or dressing. Used of a salad.

Dressedverb

To arrange (troops) in ranks; align.

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Undressedadjective

Not treated or bandaged

an undressed wound.

Dressedverb

To apply medication, bandages, or other therapeutic materials to (a wound).

Undressedadjective

Having partially or completely removed one's clothes.

Dressedverb

To arrange and groom (the hair), as by styling, combing, or washing.

Undressedadjective

(of a wall, etc.) Whose surface has not been dressed (prepared).

an undressed wound

Dressedverb

To groom (an animal); curry.

Undressedadjective

(of salad, etc.) Without dressing.

Dressedverb

To fertilize (land or plants).

Undressedverb

simple past tense and past participle of undress

Dressedverb

(Archaic) To cultivate (land or plants).

Undressedadjective

of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed;

undressed graniteundressed hides

Dressedverb

To clean (fish or fowl) for cooking or sale.

Undressedadjective

having removed clothing

Dressedverb

To put a finish on (stone or wood, for example).

Dressedverb

To tan or prepare (a hide) in leather-making.

Dressedverb

To put on clothes.

Dressedverb

To wear clothes of a certain kind or style

dresses casually.

Dressedverb

To wear formal clothes

dress for dinner.

Dressedverb

To get into proper alignment with others

The troops dressed on the squad leader.

Dressednoun

Clothing; apparel.

Dressednoun

A style of clothing

folk dancers in peasant dress.

Dressednoun

A one-piece outer garment consisting of a skirt and bodice.

Dressednoun

Outer covering or appearance; guise

an ancient ritual in modern dress.

Dressedadjective

Suitable for formal occasions

dress shoes.

Dressedadjective

Requiring formal clothes

a dress dinner.

Dressedverb

simple past tense and past participle of dress

the girls were dressed in green; the shrimp sandwich dressed with lettuce and tomato is their top seller

Dressedadjective

Having been subjected to a preparatory process or treatment; treated, prepared.

Dressedadjective

Prepared for eating, especially by the addition of specific condiments or dressing.

Dressedadjective

Wearing clothes; attired (now often with qualifying word).

Dressedadjective

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination;

the elegantly attired gentlemanneatly dressed workersmonks garbed in hooded robeswent about oddly garmentedprofessors robed in crimsontuxedo-attired gentlemencrimson-robed Harvard professors

Dressedadjective

treated with medications and protective covering

Dressedadjective

(of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth

Dressedadjective

dressed in fancy or formal clothing