untrussed

verb

past tense of untruss, archaic
as in stripped

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  1. stripped
  2. disrobed
  3. undressed
Verb
  • In a 2021 court filing, David Brouillette was stripped of his firearms temporarily.
    — Alina Hartounian, NPR, 17 July 2026
  • The report then stripped out liabilities, which includes mortgage debt, of $5 trillion and subtracted the wealth of the top 1%, estimated at $28 trillion.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of stripped
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  • Even Harbour’s physicality — the actor has put on weight and spends much of the show in ill-fitting attire or partially disrobed — is meant to elicit more than one response.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This was where life had disrobed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of disrobed
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  • Dever said the women did not believe their coach’s intent was to record them getting undressed, but rather to spy on their discussion.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026
  • The woman woke up the next morning partially undressed at a home in the 11100 block of Spathis Drive in Palos hills, police said.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Definition of undressed
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“Untrussed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrussed. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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