mufti
noun/ˈmʌfti/
Frequency rank: #14,914 most common English word
Meaning
Civilian clothes worn by someone who usually wears a uniform; plain clothes.
Example sentence
After years of wearing uniforms, he enjoyed going to work in mufti on his days off.
Synonyms & related words
- civvies
- plainclothes
- casuals
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