Dressed and Raw

Dressed

Dressed adjective - Dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination.

Raw is an antonym for dressed.

Nearby Words: dress, dressing, dressy, dresser

Raw

Raw adjective - Being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining.
Usage example: raw sugar is honey-colored because the crystals retain cane juices, minerals, and other impurities that haven't been refined out

Dressed is an antonym for raw.

Nearby Word: rawness

Both words in one sentence

  • Self Demonstrating / Deadpool Better yet: Fulfilling my childhood dream by wearing raw meat as body armor and senselessly beating a super villain dressed like a superhero (Hawkeye, then called Bullseye) with a giant ham.
  • Anime / Humanoid Monster Bem Circus Brat: Bero is certainly dressed for the part, and was told by Bem to live on diet of Raw Meat and Live Chickens.
  • In the opening scene of Raw Deal Arnold Schwarzenegger is seen chasing an apparent motorcycle cop, who turns out to be a crook dressed up as one so he can shake down speeders.
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