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unplastered

unplastered

5.8
Not covered with plaster on walls or ceilings
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈplæstərd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sin enlucir
  • The old house had several unplastered areas where the brick was exposed.

Examples

  • The unplastered ceiling revealed the rough beams above, giving the room character.

  • We decided to leave the unplastered sections of the wall for a rustic look.

  • As for me, I circle the house, hurling wave after wave at the unplastered walls.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

uncoated
vsunplastered
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Without a thin layer of another material on it

refers specifically to missing a plaster coating rather than any coating
unrendered
vsunplastered
  • Specialized
7.7

A wall left without plaster or cement

focuses on lack of plaster specifically rather than cement
unfaced
vsunplastered
  • Specialized
8.3

Without an outer covering or finished surface

is about missing plaster on walls rather than absence of any finish

Antonyms

plastered
3.7

A wall covered with a smooth layer of plaster ready for painting

How Plastered

plastered
3.7
unplastered
  • Specialized
5.8
exposed
1.8

Surface Forms

unplastered positive

Morphology

unplastered = plastered (transparent) = un + plaster + ed

Standard negative prefix 'un-' attached to the adjectival past-participle 'plastered', producing a straightforward meaning 'not covered with plaster'.

Etymology

Unplastered is made of the part un- meaning 'not' and plaster, a soft 'coating' used to cover walls and ceilings. So an unplastered wall is 'not covered with plaster', which is why it shows the original stone or wood beneath.