Meaning

adjective completely unclothed

adjective lacking in amplitude or quantity

adjective not having a protective covering

originEtymology tree English bare Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English barest From bare + -est.

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