[na.ked] adj [ME, fr. OE nacod; akin to OHG nackot naked, L nudus, Gk gymnos] (bef. 12c) 1: not covered by clothing: nude
2: devoid of customary or natural covering: bare: as a: not enclosed in a sheath or scabbard b: not provided with a shade c of a plant or one of its parts: lacking pubescence or enveloping or subtending parts d: lacking foliage or vegetation e of an animal or one of its parts: lacking an external covering (as of hair, feathers, or shell) 3 a: scantily supplied or furnished b: lacking embellishment: unadorned
4: unarmed, defenseless
5: lacking confirmation or support
6: devoid of concealment or disguise 7: unaided by any optical device or instrument "visible to the ~ eye" 8: not backed by the writer's ownership of the commodity contract or security syn see bare -- na.ked.ly adv -- na.ked.ness n