denuded

[ dih-noo-did, -nyoo- ]

adjective

1. made naked or bare:

   "We'll have to go a long way for our wood," I grumbled, gazing across the denuded hillsides.

2. Geology. (of rock) exposed or laid bare by erosive processes:

   The denuded mountains of the Levant were left to face flash floods with nothing but eroding slopes.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of denude.

Other Words From

• half-de·nud·ed adjective
• un·de·nud·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of denuded¹

First recorded in 1710–20; denude ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; denude ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Finally, on the ownership question the company’s filing is surprisingly denuded of data.

From TechCrunch

He removed her beige Roger Vivier pumps and white lab coat to reveal a denuded ballerina-pink slip dress.

From The Daily Beast

But when we reach the mountain, we see only a denuded plateau of looping ring roads and gray rubble.

From The Daily Beast

That night he encamped near a fair-sized village which was ominously denuded of men.

From Project Gutenberg

Charles Lamb once, while riding in company with a lady, descried a party denuded for swimming a little way off.

From Project Gutenberg

Really the best method is to make a round denuded spot by twirling a small brad-awl.

From Project Gutenberg

To Dangerfield, the proof seemed slight—what was there in the denuded room to entice a thief?

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These are tall pine-trees, denuded of their lower branches, a small tuft being left at the top.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bare
• defined
• disclosed
• discovered
• naked
• resolved
• solved
• uncovered
• unprotected