ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pre-distressed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Pre-distressed is an adjective meaning (colloquial, of clothes or furniture) Already distressed before purchase, artificially made to look worn and old.

Meaning

(colloquial, of clothes or furniture) Already distressed before purchase, artificially made to look worn and old.

Example Sentences

a new pre-distressed J.Crew cap
People today love pre-distressed denim for the same reason earlier generations loved singing cowboys. They're beautiful fictions that allow us to live in the most comfortable parts of our past without enduring the pain that truly went along with it.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include distressed, shopworn, worn, shop-soiled, beat-up, shopsoiled.

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