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nakedly

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na·ked  (nkd)
adj.
1. Having no clothing on the body; nude.
2. Having no covering, especially the usual one: a naked sword.
3. Devoid of vegetation, trees, or foliage: the naked ground; naked tree limbs.
4. Being without addition, concealment, disguise, or embellishment: the naked facts; naked ambition.
5. Devoid of a specified quality, characteristic, or element: a look that was naked of all pretense.
6. Exposed to harm; vulnerable: "naked to mine enemies" (Shakespeare).
7. Botany
a. Not encased in ovaries: naked seeds.
b. Unprotected by scales: naked buds.
c. Lacking a perianth: naked flowers.
d. Without leaves or pubescence: naked stalks.
8. Zoology Lacking outer covering such as scales, fur, feathers, or a shell.

[Middle English, from Old English nacod; see nogw- in Indo-European roots.]

naked·ly adv.
naked·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.nakedly - in an exposed manner; without protection or defense; "they were attacked as they huddled nakedly on the bare hill"
2.nakedly - without clothing; "Henriette saw the weaving figure of an Apache warrior reel nakedly on a pony and rush by with a rifle raised"
Translations
nakedly [ˈneɪkɪdlɪ] ADV (= unashamedly) (with adj) → manifiestamente, ostensiblemente; (with verb) → de manera ostensible
nakedly
adv
(= unashamedly)offen; the new government is far more nakedly military than the olddie neue Regierung zeigt ihren militärischen Charakter viel offener als die alte
(= utterly) alonevollkommen
(= without clothes)nackt; a mass of bodies, writhing nakedlyeine Masse nackter, sich wälzender Körper


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