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vêtu

dressed, clothed

adjective veh-TU Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Appearance

Origin: Past participle of vêtir (to clothe), Latin vestire

Usage Note

Vêtu is the past participle of vêtir, used as an adjective to describe how someone is dressed: bien vêtu (well-dressed), chaudement vêtu (warmly dressed). It is somewhat more literary than habillé (dressed), which is the everyday word. The feminine is vêtue; the plural forms are vêtus / vêtues.

Examples

"Elle était vêtue d'une robe bleue."

Natural Translation

She was dressed in a blue dress.

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