deplumed
Stripped of feathers
Deplumed means stripped of feathers or plumes.
The word applies literally to birds that have lost their plumage, whether through molting, disease, or human action: a deplumed chicken ready for the pot.
Figuratively, it suggests being stripped of dignity, status, or ornamentation: The scandal left the once-proud senator thoroughly deplumed.
Pulled out forcefully
- defeatheredHad plumage removed
- unfeatheredLacking plumage
- bareLacking any covering
- nakedWearing no garments
denuded · shorn · bald · molted · featherless · picked · cleaned · prepared
Made to feel disgrace
- disgracedBrought into shame
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- humbledReduced in status
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
debased · deflated · mortified · belittled · ridiculed · dishonored · diminished · chastened
Made visible or known
- revealedMade visible or known
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- defenselessWithout means to resist
unshielded · open · susceptible · helpless · endangered · imperiled · at-risk · fragile
plucked
Pulled out forcefully
- defeatheredHad plumage removed
- unfeatheredLacking plumage
- bareLacking any covering
naked · denuded · shorn · bald · molted · featherless · picked · cleaned · prepared · processed
shamed
Made to feel disgrace
- disgracedBrought into shame
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- humbledReduced in status
degraded · debased · deflated · mortified · belittled · ridiculed · dishonored · diminished · chastened
uncovered
Made visible or known
- revealedMade visible or known
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- vulnerableOpen to attack
defenseless · unshielded · open · susceptible · helpless · endangered · imperiled · at-risk · fragile · delicate
deplumedplumed
Having ornamental feathers
feathered · plumaged · befeathered · fledged · fluffy
deplumedadorned
Made ornamental
decorated · ornamented · bedecked · embellished · festooned