Word Adjective
clothed
adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US /ˈkɫoʊðd/ UK /klˈəʊðd/ clothed
Definition
adj.wearing clothes rather than being naked.
adj.wearing garments; not naked. Often used predicatively after a linking verb or as a participial adjective modifying a noun.
Examples
“He was fully clothed when he jumped into the pool.”
“The doctor asked the patient to remain clothed until the physical examination began.”
“The artist's later works shifted from classical nudes to portraits of elegantly clothed figures, focusing more on the texture of silk and velvet than on the human form.”
Usage
Often follows a linking verb like 'be', 'remain', or 'stay'.
Etymology
From clothe + -ed.
From cloth + -ed.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Frequent
Updated