shirtless

English

Etymology

From shirt +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃɝtləs/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃɜːtləs/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Hyphenation: shirt‧less
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tləs

Adjective

shirtless (comparative more shirtless, superlative most shirtless)

  1. Without a shirt.
    a shirtless wardrobe
    shirtless sunbathing
  2. (chiefly of a man) Not wearing a shirt; having a bare torso, barechested
  3. (idiomatic) Very poor. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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