English Reference
Adjective

clothed

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US /ˈkɫoʊðd/ UK /klˈəʊðd/ clothed

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.


SIMPLE

He was fully clothed when he jumped into the pool.

CONTEXTUAL

The doctor asked the patient to remain clothed until the physical examination began.

COMPLEX

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 1

From clothe + -ed.

Etymology 2

From cloth + -ed.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This entry
Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Frequent
Updated