state of undress

noun phrase

formal
: not dressed
She was in a state of undress.

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Unlike other generative AI video tools that block celebrity text prompts, Grok Imagine has allowed users to imagine some of the most famous women on the planet in a state of undress. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025 In Arcachon, another popular holiday spot on the west coast, authorities have also introduced a 150 euro fine for anyone walking around town in a state of undress. Jack Guy, CNN Money, 28 July 2025 The report said the cold temperatures when Haley was found, and her state of undress, further supported that hypothermia was responsible for her death. Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2025 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 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 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

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“State of undress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20of%20undress. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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