underdress (redirected from underdressing)

un·der·dress  (ndr-drs)

n.

1. Apparel worn beneath outer garments; underclothing.

2. An outer garment, such as a dress beneath a tunic or coat, that is worn as part of a costume or suit.

intr.v. (ndr-drs) un·der·dressed, un·der·dress·ing, un·der·dress·es

1. To dress too informally for the occasion.

2. To dress without sufficient warmth: You're underdressing that baby for such a cold day.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	underdress - dress without sufficient warmth; "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia" apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" overclothe, overdress - dress too warmly; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot"
	2.	underdress - dress informally and casually; "On Fridays, employees can underdress" dress down dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, gussy up, overdress, prink, get up - put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"