coverless
Lacking protective layer
Coverless means lacking a cover.
A coverless book has lost its binding or was never bound.
A coverless magazine sits exposed on the rack.
A coverless bed has no blanket or spread: She found him shivering on a coverless mattress.
The word applies to anything normally covered but currently exposed.
Lacking any covering
- nakedWearing no garments
- unshelteredHaving no overhead protection
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
- visibleAble to be seen
revealed · stripped · open · unprotected · windswept · chilled · sunburned · frostbitten
Without means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- helplessUnable to act independently
insecure · at-risk · endangered · precarious · threatened · assailable · undefended · unfortified
Lacking outer garment
dog-eared · secondhand · used · unsleeved · stripped-down · well-thumbed · ragged
blanketless
Having no bedcover
bare
Lacking any covering
- nakedWearing no garments
- unshelteredHaving no overhead protection
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
visible · revealed · stripped · open · unprotected · windswept · chilled · sunburned · frostbitten · windblown
defenseless
Without means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
helpless · insecure · at-risk · endangered · precarious · threatened · assailable · undefended · unfortified · weak
jacketless
Lacking outer garment
tattered · dog-eared · secondhand · used · unsleeved · stripped-down · well-thumbed · ragged