unadorned
adjective
un·adorned
ˌən-ə-ˈdȯrnd 
Examples of unadorned in a Sentence
The room is unadorned and very plain.
the completely unadorned clothing favored by members of that religious sect
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Her weird choice of nom de guerre was Ann, an unadorned name that never sounded right when the DJ announced one of her stage sets.
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Rax King, People.com, 29 July 2025
My review bike arrived unadorned; fenders, racks, bottle cages and other bits are available for it.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
No proclamations from experts; just one person’s honest and unadorned reaction to the music.
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Most medical memoirs don’t make much of place—a hospital is a hospital is a hospital—but Huyler’s was set in the Southwest, with prose as angular and unadorned as the landscape outside my window.
—Danielle Ofri, New Yorker, 7 June 2025
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Rax King, People.com, 29 July 2025
My review bike arrived unadorned; fenders, racks, bottle cages and other bits are available for it.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
No proclamations from experts; just one person’s honest and unadorned reaction to the music.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 17 June 2025
Most medical memoirs don’t make much of place—a hospital is a hospital is a hospital—but Huyler’s was set in the Southwest, with prose as angular and unadorned as the landscape outside my window.
—Danielle Ofri, New Yorker, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unadorned
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“Unadorned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unadorned. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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unadorned
adjective
un·adorned
ˌən-ə-ˈdȯ(ə)rnd
: not adorned : lacking decoration : simple
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