unconcealed

adjective

un·​con·​cealed ˌən-kən-ˈsēld How to pronounce unconcealed (audio)
: not concealed : openly shown
unconcealed admiration/disappointment

Examples of unconcealed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web King said his act builds off a resolution passed by the Arkansas Senate in 2019 intended to clarify the chamber's stance that Arkansas is a constitutional carry state where no permit is required to carry a handgun either unconcealed or concealed. Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 30 Apr. 2023 There was something quaint about those evenings, with their indoor smoking and lighthearted, unconcealed bumps of cocaine in the kitchen. Hernan Diaz, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Feb. 2023 Some experts say the increasingly unconcealed antisemitism brings 2022 into line with most of Jewish history. Michelle Boorstein and Isaac Arnsdorf, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2022 But the film makes an unconcealed nod to the loneliness and secrecy around mental illness, and the crushing solitude of lying. Darine Hotait, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2022 If the claim of crisis should come as no surprise, the unconcealed contempt for the capability of adults to decide things for themselves is startling. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 6 Mar. 2021 But both harbor unconcealed ambitions of running for president, and both want the support of Trump’s voters. Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2021 In this case, those include Mr. Giuliani’s, which have run in strong currents for decades, unconcealed. New York Times, 8 Dec. 2019 Most Oklahomans 21 and older can now carry concealed or unconcealed firearms without having gone through a background check or training requirements, with exceptions for those illegally in the country or who have been convicted of certain crimes. Fox News, 2 Nov. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unconcealed was circa 1775

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“Unconcealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconcealed. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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