unclad

American  

[uhn-klad] / ʌnˈklæd /

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of unclothe.

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adjective

1. naked; nude; undressed.

unclad British  

/ ʌnˈklæd /

adjective

1. having no clothes on; naked

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Etymology

Origin of unclad

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; un- ¹, clad ¹

Example Sentences

As for Britain, clad or unclad, entry into the Common Market was out of the question, despite his "exceptional esteem, attachment and respect" for the British people.

From Time Magazine Archive

I flung the warm shawl over her, and drew the edges tight round her neck, for I dreaded lest she should get some deadly chill from the night air, unclad as she was.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The sacred and unfleshly calling of a bishop threw a protecting mantle over the modest shoulders of his wife and daughters; and these did not go unclad.

From King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties by Housman, Laurence

You've torn my plaidie, and I am half unclad.

From Theocritus, translated into English Verse by Theocritus

Since men come naked into the world, they must go out unclad, and the older custom among the Babylonians was to bury the dead without clothing.

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby