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bundled-up

bundled-up

8 3.1
Wearing a lot of warm clothes because of cold weather
  • adjective
  • /ˈbʌndəld ʌp/
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  • All the kids were so bundled up you couldn't tell whether they were children or space aliens.

All right, I am all bundled up and ready to head out.

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Examples

  • A guy in a hat and coat, all bundled up and trying not to get soaked.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Let's get you bundled up.

  • All right, I am all bundled up and ready to head out.

  • Why are you so bundled up, are you sick or something?

  • The others are bundled up for the ride in the open back of the truck.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Back in Minnesota, everyone would be bundled up in winter coats and mittens.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • And so we set out in a canoe, bundled up against the early morning chill, and awaited the sunrise.

    Academic text (2004)
  • A young couple, bundled up, hurrying down the stairs of a basement apartment, fumbling with keys.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Just as the clock turned nine on Tuesday morning, Meredith was bundled up in boots and a sheepskin coat, walking through Studley Park.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Before going outside to play in the snow, the children got bundled up in their warm jackets and scarves.

Antonyms

217 2.2

Not covered or protected, showing the plain surface

unclothed
  • NSFW
4 3.7

Not wearing any clothes

How Warm

bundled-up
8 3.1
underdressed
5 4.2
half-clothed
  • NSFW
1 4.6

Surface Forms

bundled-up positive

Morphology

bundled-up = bundle + up (transparent) = bundle + up + ed

The adjective is formed from the common phrasal verb 'bundle up' with the participial suffix '-ed'; its meaning 'dressed warmly' is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Bundled-up comes from bundle, which means 'a tied package', and up, which adds the idea of being wrapped tightly. Think of someone wrapped like a warm package in many coats and scarves. So bundled-up means wearing many warm layers to keep out the cold.