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naked
adjective
- completely unclothed; bare; nude
- uncovered; exposed: said of parts of the body
- lacking clothing, means of support, etc.; destitute
- without protection or defense
- without conventional or usual covering; specif.,
- out of its sheath: a naked sword
- without grass, vegetation, etc.
- without furnishing, decoration, etc.: a naked wall
- without additions, ornaments, disguises, or embellishments; plain; stark: the naked truth
- without the aid of a microscope, telescope, etc.: the naked eye
- Bot. without leaves, corolla, ovary, perianth, etc.
- Law lacking a necessary condition; invalid: a naked contract
- Zool. without hair, scales, feathers, shell, etc.
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