unadorned

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Even a recurrent but unadorned lyric like “I hunger and thirst” becomes an instant earworm.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

His direct, unadorned vocals on 1961’s “You Better Move On” started an explosion of gospel-inflected Muscle Shoals pop, from Jimmy Hughes’s “Steal Away” to his cousin Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Neutral colors, luxurious fabrics, artful but unadorned effects.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

The post office soon will move back into the unadorned wooden building on Brighton Avenue where it had operated for six decades.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2025

It didn’t look very special, just a triangular blade with an unadorned hilt, but it had once been owned by Helen of Troy.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan