nudishadj.
/ˈnjuːdɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈn(j)udɪʃ/ Almost nude; esp. minimally clothed or draped.
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1880 Academy 18 Dec. 447/2 The presence..of the nudish damsels, ill-drawn and foolishly smirking.
1986 Times (Nexis) 10 Nov. Hippolyte Bayard's depiction of himself, nudish, as a drowned man might just be owing to the shortage of models.
1998 Evening Standard (Nexis) 12 Jan. 50 Solo performer, Sean O'Neil appears nude or nudish with sufficient frequency to make me think he hoped to interest some of us by virtue of his muscular self and private parts.
2001 Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 15 Apr. z32 Application [of the lipstick] is soft and smooth and the nudish colour is long-wearing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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