Answer to "Was dressed in" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WORE , but the solution may also be HAD ON which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).

Was dressed in crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer Likelyness Letters
WORE88 %4
HAD ON13 %6

Why may WORE be the right solution?

"WORE" is the past tense of the verb "wear," which means to have clothing or accessories on one's body. Therefore, "was dressed in" is a clue that suggests the past tense of "wear," making "WORE" the correct answer.

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Was dressed in

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.
  • wore
  • donned
  • sported
  • attired
  • erased
  • ermine
  • krauss
  • mantle
  • supporter
  • accosted
  • garter
  • helmet

Crossword Answer definitions

WORE verb
  1. To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
  2. To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.
  3. To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
  4. (with "it") To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.
  5. To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
  6. To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use.
  7. To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary.
  8. To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person, regarding the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate.
  9. (in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.
  10. (of time) To pass slowly, gradually or tediously.
  11. To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind. Also written "ware". Past: weared, or wore/worn.
WORE verb
  1. To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.
  2. To defend; protect.
  3. To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.
  4. To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.

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