undecked

adjective

un·​decked

"+

1

: not decked : unadorned

2

: not having a deck

undecked rowboat

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from un- entry 1 + decked, past participle of deck, verb; in sense 2, from un- entry 1 + deck, noun + -ed

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