: calling for the removal of coats for the sake of comfort or efficiency
shirtsleeve weather
2
: marked by informality and directness
shirtsleeve diplomacy
Phrases
in one's shirtsleeves or in shirtsleeves
: wearing a shirt but no coat
Example Sentences
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Noun
Khan pulled up a shirtsleeve to show the panel scars from shackles on his wrists.BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2021 Traffic God was operated by a fleet of men in shirtsleeves and green visors who frequently commented to one another on the perfection of Micah’s driving.New York Times, 7 Apr. 2020 The man in the shirtsleeves was prepared to shadowbox to the death.Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019 Back in Iowa, Castro’s still shivering in his shirtsleeves. Lissandra Villa/cedar Falls, Time, 31 Oct. 2019 In one of the closest towns, Kulusuk, the morning temperature reached a shirtsleeve 52 degrees Fahrenheit. Seth Borenstein, The Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2019 In one of the closest towns, Kulusuk, the morning temperature reached a shirtsleeve 52 degrees Fahrenheit. Seth Borenstein, The Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2019 In one of the closest towns, Kulusuk, the morning temperature reached a shirtsleeve 52 degrees Fahrenheit. Seth Borenstein, The Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2019 In one of the closest towns, Kulusuk, the morning temperature reached a shirtsleeve 52 degrees Fahrenheit. Seth Borenstein, The Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2019
Adjective
They are often described in colorful, shirtsleeve terms: For most anglers a hand-size bluegill (6 to 9 inches, roughly, depending the size of one’s had) would be a keeper fish. Gary Garth, USA TODAY, 25 May 2018 See More