exposed

[ ik-spohzd ]

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adjective

left or being without shelter or protection: The house stood on a windy, exposed cliff.
laid open to view; unconcealed: an exposed king of spades.

susceptible to attack; vulnerable.

Origin of exposed

First recorded in 1620–30; expose + -ed²

Other words from exposed

ex·pos·ed·ness [ik-spoh-zid-nis], /ɪkˈspoʊ zɪd nɪs/, noun
half-ex·posed, adjective
qua·si-ex·posed, adjective
self-ex·posed, adjective
sem·i·ex·posed, adjective
un·ex·posed, adjective
well-ex·posed, adjective

Words Nearby exposed

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How to use exposed in a sentence

In many cases, creditors can sue countries, but countries have difficulty suing back, leaving citizens even more exposed.
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The attention and whispers of people who recognized her on the street were unnerving, and Schmitt increasingly felt exposed and uncomfortable with her newfound visibility.
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Agriculture is one of the industries that is most exposed and vulnerable to a shifting climate.
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In doing so he exposed the failure of other airlines in the region to see the huge pent-up demand for cheap travel.
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And Duke was a closet Nazi getting exposed by an avalanche of reporting.
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He didn't want to be there exposed, unable to shift the focus when he felt like it.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Were the reserved Brits ready for the razzmatazz and exposed flesh?
I Got Kicked Out Of The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show | Nico Hines | December 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
My girlfriend, Barbara, came to visit me and exposed her breast through the window.
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She is a model of the Brisk—the little Brisk that was sore exposed that day at Navarino.
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Shopkeepers not only occupied both sides of the crowded streets, but half their wares were exposed in and over the dirty gutters.
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Every human being behind that absurdly inadequate wall was exposed to constant and equal danger.
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Great care is taken to turn them round daily, so that every part shall be equally exposed to sunshine.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
He hesitated, and his glance fell on a collection of foreign stamps exposed in the window.
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British Dictionary definitions for exposed

exposed

/ (ɪkˈspəʊzd) /

adjective

not concealed; displayed for viewing
without shelter from the elements

susceptible to attack or criticism; vulnerable
mountaineering (of a climb, pitch, or move) performed on a high, sheer, and unsheltered rock face

Derived forms of exposed

exposedness (ɪkˈspəʊzɪdnɪs), noun

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