unadorned
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Surgical jargon, unlike corporate jargon, is unadorned, direct and, for the evolving surgeon, quite effective.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Private-label merchandise no longer means generic, unadorned products sitting on the shelf, but rather filling a hole in the assortment at a decent price point.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Even a recurrent but unadorned lyric like “I hunger and thirst” becomes an instant earworm.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025
His direct, unadorned vocals on 1961’s “You Better Move On” started an explosion of gospel-inflected Muscle Shoals pop, from Jimmy Hughes’s “Steal Away” to his cousin Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
It was a simple weapon, unadorned by any jewels or intricate designs on its wooden hilt, but Ekon’s breath still caught when he saw the name carved into it.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing unadorned
The Devil's Arithmetic
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The Joy Luck Club
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Gathering Blue
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