ungarnished en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
From un- + garnished.
Meanings
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Not garnished.
I slipped through one of these cracks, went up a swept and ungarnished staircase, as arid as a desert, and opened the first door I came to.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 199:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more ungarnished | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most ungarnished | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
untrimmed · inornate · unextravagant · unvarnished · plain · undecked · unornamented · unembellished · chaste · severe · unadorned · simple · bare · unornamented · spartan · austere · modest · unembellished · ungarnished · quiet