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Meaning of pre-distressed | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Already distressed before purchase, artificially made to look worn and old.

colloquial, not-comparable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

pre-E pre-eclamptic pre-ejaculatory pre-ejection pre-election pre-eminent

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