Definition of "underdressing" [underdressing]

• Present participle of underdress. (verb)

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• "I'm a big fan of underdressing for big occasions and overdressing for smaller ones—that way, you at least look different from everyone else."
• "There is indeed such a thing as overdressing, but that is when one ignores the conventions of the situation: the equivalent of ignoring the conventions by underdressing."
• ""The most basic mistake new employees make is underdressing," says Randall Hansen, a professor of business at Stetson University in Deland, Fla."