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showered

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈʃaʊɝd// UK //ʃˈaʊəd// show·ered

adj. having just washed your body in a shower. You use this to describe someone who is clean and ready for the day.

adj. having recently bathed under a spray of water. Often used predicatively to describe a state of cleanliness or readiness.


SIMPLE

I feel much better now that I am showered.

CONTEXTUAL

Once he was showered and dressed, he felt capable of facing the long list of tasks on his desk.

COMPLEX

The athletes emerged from the locker room freshly showered and exhausted, their physical exertion replaced by a quiet sense of accomplishment after the final whistle.

Synonyms
Usage

Participial adjective; typically follows linking verbs like 'be', 'get', or 'feel'.

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