pre-distressed
See also: predistressed
English
Alternative forms
- predistressed
Etymology
pre- + distressed
Adjective
pre-distressed (not comparable)
- (colloquial) already distressed before purchase, artificially made to look worn and old (usually applied to clothes or furniture)
- 2004, The New Yorker, 30 August, p.38
- a new pre-distressed J.Crew cap
- 2004, The New Yorker, 30 August, p.38