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unpadded

/ʌnˈpæd.ɪd/
un · pad · ded

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unpadded Lexical Profile

unpadded Game Scores & Validity

• adjective

1

Lacking protective cushioning, stuffing, or soft lining.

Example

"Sitting on the hard, unpadded wooden benches for three hours left the audience feeling stiff and sore."


2

Free from unnecessary filler, artificial lengthening, or fraudulent inflation (especially of a piece of writing, an expense account, or a budget).

Example

"The auditor praised the department for submitting an honest, unpadded budget proposal."

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Unpadded. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/unpadded
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