low-necked

[ loh-nekt ]

adjective

1. (of a dress or other garment) cut low so as to leave the neck and shoulders exposed; décolleté.

low-necked

adjective

1. (of a woman's garment) having a low neckline

Word History and Origins

Origin of low-necked¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Turner, 23, wore a white low-necked jumpsuit with a traditional bridal veil.

From Seattle Times

One of the stars of the exhibit is Valentino’s cardinal-red taffeta dress that’s priestly in silhouette, but with a low-necked, rustling sensuousness that makes it appear as though it could just slip off the body.

From New York Times

High-waisted, low-necked sheaths of thin, white muslin evoked the fluid, draped garb of ancient Greece and Rome.

From Wall Street Journal

Instead, he pulled on, over a low-necked shirt, a Balmain blazer covered with black rhinestones.

From The New Yorker

Some pointed to the low-necked skinsuits with more open necks, like swimming gear, and to a new front-fork design, revealed on the eve of the Games, too late for others to copy.

From The Guardian