Bare
Bare adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.
Usage example: do you want to know the bare truth?
Dressed
Dressed adjective - Dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination.
Both words in one sentence
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This gets particularly ridiculous in the pilot, where Spactacus is shirtless and bare-legged in the snow (which also doubles as a Shout-Out to 300, where the Greek soldiers are similarly dressed).
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Kicking Ass in All Her Finery: Peggy defeats seven mooks with her bare hands (and her briefcase) while dressed in a fashionable 1940s professional skirt, high heels, and jacket.
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Bare Your Midriff: Applejack's midriff briefly shows when she is dressed as a jai alai player, but Rarity adjusts it.
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