state of undress

noun phrase

formal

: not dressed

She was in a state of undress.

Examples of state of undress in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lying in a clump on the floor with your co-star in a state of undress might seem like one of those uncomfortable situations, but Qualley was all good with it. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024

Perry wasn’t the only A-lister flirting with a state of undress. —Leah Dolan, CNN, 24 June 2024

As many investors are now discovering, the receding economic tide has caught Brazil in a state of undress. —Geert Aalbers, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2015

Advertisement Also in the show are the late Nan Golub's 1990s drawings of female friends and perhaps lovers, and two sets of photographs of or by Baltimoreans: Tom Wolff's portraits of filmmaker John Waters and Adam David Bencomo's studies of drag players, mostly in a state of undress. —Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 14 July 2023

While this was happening, one of the staff members had a cell phone with the light on, recording the plaintiff in her state of undress. —Greg Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021

Reynolds knew Higgins was found in a state of undress after arriving late at night with Lehrmann, but no further details, the senator told the court. —Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022

And to those who would strongly prefer not to see this woman in a state of undress, well, scroll safely out there. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2022

Track down and capture every one of these giant and murderous beasts, his age, state of undress and brain trauma be damned. —Will Bedingfield, Wired, 2 Feb. 2022

Rhymes for state of undress

• grundriss
• sundress
• wondrous