untrussed

verb

past tense of untruss, archaic
as in stripped

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  1. stripped
  2. disrobed
  3. undressed
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  • Despite Ukraine's pause, officials in Kyiv said the country has been stripped of advance warnings of incoming ballistic missiles, as Starlink connectivity services had been restricted across the country, disrupting military operations.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Many of those stripped from the electoral rolls are appealing their removal—an often laborious process—but the possibility of mass disenfranchisement is real.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 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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  • Jordende Pierre, 29, was arrested Thursday in Malden, Massachusetts, after the woman was found earlier this month in the attic of an apartment building, undressed on a mat and lying near a bucket of urine, according to CNN affiliates WCVB and WFXT.
    — Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of undressed
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“Untrussed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrussed. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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