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uncovered

[ uhn-kuhv-erd ]

adjective

  1. having no cover or covering.
  2. having the head bare.
  3. not protected by collateral or other security, as a loan.
  4. not protected by insurance:

    Workers want their uncovered spouses to join the health plan.



uncovered

/ ʌnˈkʌvəd /

adjective

  1. not covered; revealed or bare
  2. not protected by insurance, security, etc
  3. with hat removed as a mark of respect


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Word History and Origins

Origin of uncovered1

First recorded in 1350–1400, uncovered is from the Middle English word uncovert. See un- 1, cover, -ed 2

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Example Sentences

As uncovered by the climate blog desmogblog, the Ethical Oil meme dates to a 2010 book by Ezra Levant.

But records uncovered by the Senate Intelligence Committee suggest there may have been more than three subjects.

The publication said the plot was first uncovered by American intelligence.

While the pilot itself was a success, the evaluation uncovered a major problem.

As I uncovered these stories, I found a way to empathize with members of the Greek system.

Aristide uncovered his head, as though he were about to address a duchess, and smiled at her engagingly.

The position of the enemy uncovered, McNeil dismounted his force, and the battle was opened.

On my drawing nearer, they uncovered the poor creature, and I perceived that all her breast was eaten up by cancer.

Nearly all of the baths in the vicinity of the springs have been uncovered and found in a surprising state of perfection.

He pointed to the shore, where a long sapling lay partly uncovered in the snow.

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