poorly dressed
Example Sentences
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The teenager is wet, frostbitten and poorly dressed.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
In fact, when he was fatally hit by a streetcar in 1926, he was so poorly dressed he was taken to a hospital for the poor and homeless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2015
"I feel so poorly dressed," joked Clinton, sporting conventional evening wear, in opening remarks.
From Reuters ● May 31, 2014
There are frequent objections to the show’s stereotypical characters: socially awkward, poorly dressed, pining for unobtainable women, and so forth.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 28, 2013
The singer, standing at the back of the crowd, was as poorly dressed as the doctor’s daughter was well dressed.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
