بدحجاب

Persian

Etymology

From بد (bad, “bad”) +‎ حجاب (hejâb, “hijab”).

Adjective

بدحجاب • (bad-hejâb) (comparative بدحجاب‌تَر, superlative بدحجاب‌تَرین)

  1. (of a woman) badly veiled; wearing a form of Islamic dress which is considered (by the speaker or some authority) not to be modest enough
    آیا پاسبانان زن بدحجاب را کتک زدند؟
    âyâ pâsbânân zan-e bad-hejâb râ kotak zadand?
    Did the policemen hit the insufficiently veiled woman?

Derived terms

  • بدحجابی (bad-hejâbi)
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