half-naked
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half-naked
Where it comes from
From Middle English half naked, from Old English healfnacod, from Proto-Germanic *halbanakwadaz; equivalent to half- + naked.
adverb half naked
- With very few clothes on; revealing lots of one's body.
adjective half naked
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With very few clothes on.
Tim dressed himself in rags yesterday, and went out disguised as a beggar half-naked and without shoes or stockings. He robbed a gentleman and a lady of a watch and a purse.
Similar: seminude, semi-nude, semi-naked, seminaked
Translations
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adj with very few clothes on
| Español | semidesnudo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 半裸の hanra no, 半裸体の hanratai no |
| 中文 | 半裸體 /半裸体 bànluǒtǐ |
| Português | seminu |
| Français | à moitié nu, demi-nu |
| Deutsch | halbnackt |
| Italiano | seminudo, seminuda |
| Ελληνικά | ημίγυμνος imígymnos |
| Русский | полуго́лый polugólyj |
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