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low-cut

low-cut

10 3.5
Clothes with a low neckline or back that show more skin
  • adjective
  • /ˈloʊˌkʌt/
  • NSFW
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  • He complimented her on the elegant design of her low-cut evening gown.
  • low-cut dress
  • low-cut top
  • low-cut gown

She's wearing a low cut pink V-neck thing and a push up bra.

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Examples

  • She confidently wore a low-cut dress that enhanced her neckline.

  • Finally, unable to decipher any pattern, she opted for simplicity: a low-cut, shimmering crimson sheath held up with spaghetti straps.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • A low-cut dress, for me?

  • I was thinking something low-cut, with lace.

  • Cleavage in a very low-cut dress.

  • I am wearing a low-cut sweater and my designer jeans.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • She then puts on a low cut dress and visits her old teacher Arturo, asking him for help.

  • A woman with dark Jackie hair, black gloves, and a very low-cut dress sat down on the stool next to me.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • And she wore low-cut blouses and really tight skirts.

  • Mrs. Lockhart, who had changed into a low-cut black evening dress, had declined refreshment.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

low-necked
vslow-cut
4.8

Clothing with a low neckline that shows the neck and chest

applies more widely to necklines, backs, or edges showing more skin
decollete
vslow-cut
  • NSFW
9.8

Clothing with a low neckline that shows the neck and upper chest

is broader, covering necklines, backs, or edges cut low to show skin

How Revealing

skimpy
  • NSFW
11 4.9
low-cut
  • NSFW
10 3.5
modest
20 3.6

Surface Forms

low-cut positive

Morphology

low-cut = low + cut (transparent) = low + cut

The meaning is directly derived from 'low' + 'cut' (i.e., cut to a low position), which is obvious to learners who know the components.

Etymology

Low-cut comes from the everyday words low ('not high') and cut ('to make shorter or remove'), so it creates a clear picture of a neckline or edge being cut lower. That's why a low-cut dress or top is made to show more skin.