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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb & adjective With no clothes on.

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Examples

  • As North Carolina Secretary of State, Marshall has a record for regulating corporations and their lobbyists that contrasts sharply with the bare-naked corporate candidacy of Richard Burr, who has amassed a gigantic $9 million campaign bank account rich in contributions from corporate lobbyists, political action committees and corporate fat cats.

    Michael Carmichael: Marshall Bashes Burr on Taxes, Gay Rights & Afghanistan Michael Carmichael 2010

  • As North Carolina Secretary of State, Marshall has a record for regulating corporations and their lobbyists that contrasts sharply with the bare-naked corporate candidacy of Richard Burr, who has amassed a gigantic $9 million campaign bank account rich in contributions from corporate lobbyists, political action committees and corporate fat cats.

    Michael Carmichael: Marshall Bashes Burr on Taxes, Gay Rights & Afghanistan Michael Carmichael 2010

  • As North Carolina Secretary of State, Marshall has a record for regulating corporations and their lobbyists that contrasts sharply with the bare-naked corporate candidacy of Richard Burr, who has amassed a gigantic $9 million campaign bank account rich in contributions from corporate lobbyists, political action committees and corporate fat cats.

    Michael Carmichael: Marshall Bashes Burr on Taxes, Gay Rights & Afghanistan Michael Carmichael 2010

  • He stood, having been crouched upon one knee for way too long for his age, and smirked at the bare-naked lady blushing before him.

    ADDIE AND BOOG • by Lossie Reeves 2009

  • As North Carolina Secretary of State, Marshall has a record for regulating corporations and their lobbyists that contrasts sharply with the bare-naked corporate candidacy of Richard Burr, who has amassed a gigantic $9 million campaign bank account rich in contributions from corporate lobbyists, political action committees and corporate fat cats.

    Michael Carmichael: Marshall Bashes Burr on Taxes, Gay Rights & Afghanistan Michael Carmichael 2010

  • In autumn, one leaf falls, then another, then all the beautiful flowers die until we are surrounded by bare-naked plants.

    Universal Responsibility and the Global Environment 2010

  • Is there anything one can do (short of "getting over it") when one finds bare-naked children or shirtless men swarming about them and in some cases sitting next to them on a park bench?

    Miss Manners: ‘Really': You should try it 2010

  • In autumn, one leaf falls, then another, then all the beautiful flowers die until we are surrounded by bare-naked plants.

    Universal Responsibility and Global Environment 2010

  • Read my e-mail, then looked at pictures of bare-naked ladies.

    Victory 2010

  • In autumn, one leaf falls, then another, then all the beautiful flowers die until we are surrounded by bare-naked plants.

    Universal Responsibility and Global Environment 2010

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