unclothed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English clothe Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English clothed English unclothed From un- + clothed.
Meanings
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Not wearing clothes; nude or naked; with the clothes removed; stripped.
Phuc was photographed aged nine as she ran, unclothed and screaming in agony, after napalm was dropped by a South Vietnamese Skyraider attack aircraft.
2022 July 1, Rebecca Ratcliffe, “‘Napalm girl’ Phan Thi Kim Phuc receives final burn treatment after 50 years”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unclothed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unclothed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| uncloathed | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (11)
es en pelota (not wearing clothes) · ca desvestit (not wearing clothes) · ro neîmbrăcat (not wearing clothes) · hi निर्वस्त्र (not wearing clothes) · fi alaston (not wearing clothes) · la nudus (not wearing clothes) · es desvestido (not wearing clothes) · ro gol (not wearing clothes) · de unbekleidet (not wearing clothes) · ro dezbrăcat (not wearing clothes) · pdt noaktich (not wearing clothes)