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[ ik-spohzd ] / ɪkˈspoʊzd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR exposed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveleft or being without shelter or protection: The house stood on a windy, exposed cliff. laid open to view; unconcealed: an exposed king of spades. susceptible to attack; vulnerable. Origin of exposedFirst recorded in 1620–30; expose + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM exposedex·pos·ed·ness [ik-spoh-zid-nis], /ɪkˈspoʊ zɪd nɪs/, nounhalf-ex·posed, adjectivequa·si-ex·posed, adjectiveself-ex·posed, adjective sem·i·ex·posed, adjectiveun·ex·posed, adjectivewell-ex·posed, adjective Words nearby exposedExport-Import Bank, export quota, export reject, exposal, expose, exposed, exposit, exposition, expositor, expository, exposome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for exposedAgriculture is one of the industries that is most exposed and vulnerable to a shifting climate. Nobel Peace Prize Spotlights The Links Between Hunger And Conflict|LGBTQ-Editor|October 10, 2020|No Straight News In doing so he exposed the failure of other airlines in the region to see the huge pent-up demand for cheap travel. Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST He didn't want to be there exposed, unable to shift the focus when he felt like it. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Were the reserved Brits ready for the razzmatazz and exposed flesh? I Got Kicked Out Of The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show|Nico Hines|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My girlfriend, Barbara, came to visit me and exposed her breast through the window. The Unbelievable (True) Story of the World’s Most Infamous Hash Smuggler|Marlow Stern|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Humans are exposed to viruses from other species all the time, and we almost never get sick. Bats’ Link to Ebola Finally Solved|Carrie Arnold|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Criminals were often put to death on them, and others were exposed there after death. Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes Larger areas of exposed bone were noted in only a few specimens. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler By making an opening in the side of this near the back bone the inside surface of the small of the back is exposed. Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit|Albert B. Farnham A formation is usually named from some place where it is exposed in its typical character. Geology|William J. Miller Mohammedanism, therefore, in Eastern Asia is not exposed to such immediate danger as in the West. The Future of Islam|Wilfred Scawen Blunt
British Dictionary definitions for exposed
adjectivenot concealed; displayed for viewing without shelter from the elements susceptible to attack or criticism; vulnerable mountaineering (of a climb, pitch, or move) performed on a high, sheer, and unsheltered rock face Derived forms of exposedexposedness (ɪkˈspəʊzɪdnɪs), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to exposeduncovered, discovered, naked, unprotected, bare, resolved, defined, solved, disclosed, susceptible, threatened, sensitive, vulnerable, prone, shown, open, caught, manifest, stripped, exhibited |