nakedly
In exposed fashion
Nakedly means in a naked or exposed manner.
The word rarely describes literal nudity—you wouldn't say someone walked nakedly down the hall.
Instead it emphasizes exposure of things normally concealed: nakedly ambitious, nakedly partisan, the nakedly self-serving nature of the proposal.
The adverb intensifies adjectives that already suggest something laid bare.
Made visible or known
- bareLacking any covering
- revealedMade visible or known
- strippedHad coverings removed
- unclothedLacking any garments
undisguised · unmasked · unveiled · unconcealed · unhidden · unobscured · raw · stark
Without concealment or evasion
- bluntlySpeaking without diplomacy
- franklyWithout concealment or evasion
- truthfullyWithout deception or lies
- directlyWithout intermediary steps
unvarnished · plainspoken · forthrightly · sincerely · transparently · unembellished · straightforwardly · openly
Without means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- exposedOut in open
- helplessUnable to act independently
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
unguarded · undefended · susceptible · powerless · fragile · precarious · insecure · endangered
uncovered
Made visible or known
unclothed · undisguised · unmasked · unveiled · unconcealed · unhidden · unobscured · raw · stark · blatantly
candidly
Without concealment or evasion
- bluntlySpeaking without diplomacy
- franklyWithout concealment or evasion
- truthfullyWithout deception or lies
directly · unvarnished · plainspoken · forthrightly · sincerely · transparently · unembellished · straightforwardly · openly · unadorned
defenseless
Without means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- exposedOut in open
- helplessUnable to act independently
unshielded · unguarded · undefended · susceptible · powerless · fragile · precarious · insecure · endangered · weak
nakedlycovertly
Done without detection
secretly · furtively · clandestinely · surreptitiously · stealthily
nakedlyunder cover
Operating in concealment
armored · sheathed · wrapped · bundled up
nakedlysubtly
With quiet nuance
indirectly · obliquely · euphemistically · diplomatically · tactfully
- naked eyeVision without optical instruments
- stark nakedEntirely without clothing
- being nakedUnclothed state
- naked truthUnembellished reality
- butt nakedEntirely without clothing
- buck nakedEntirely without clothing