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- adjective Not
padded .
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Examples
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And here I am sitting on an unpadded pew and missing all the purty.
I’ve never been a huge fan of stained glass windows « Dating Jesus 2009
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The use of the word "ergonomic" to describe that lazily contrived squarish combination of fabrics with one inch unpadded shoulder cutting straps upsets me.
Beaching and Moaning: Non-necessity is the Mother of Reinvention BikeSnobNYC 2010
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And it has been a total bloody nightmare getting anything resembling an unpadded, straightforward, written loan estimate from anyone.
Dear Abby, Dear God 2008
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Mr. Obama's Doberman, Rahm Emanuel, no stranger to unpadded fists himself, responded that his boss was just "turning the page."
Phil Bronstein: You Got Your Parting Shots -- Now Leave Bush Alone 2009
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Rocks thrown in padding are unpadded and thrown back.
Gresham's Law of Comments, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Padded or unpadded paper mailing bags are ideal for small and/or non-fragile or semi-fragile products.
How to Use Less Plastic Box Sealing Tape, or None at All 2007
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I agree with the general consensus that the rider is the big parachute of drag, and that no matter how aero the forks or one piece seatpost/frame, the fact is that the air is hitting my big gut. so if the teardrop shaped unpadded and heavily acronym ed handlebars slice through the air like a razor through pink-undergarment-wearing man leghairs, it hits my big gut soon after.
BSNYC Interview: Dave Koesel of Felt Bicycles BikeSnobNYC 2009
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In particular, and probably coincidentally, the length is about that of the old Gold Medals and Ace Doubles and lends itself to the brisk, unpadded style of writing ideal for westerns and noir-ish thrillers.
Ben Sufficool; DeRosso; Sangster Ed Gorman 2008
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Another refreshing aspect to Briggs output is that in a field dominated by books the size of a telephone directory, Briggs prefers to publish compact and unpadded works that tell the story without wasting the readers time.
Authors I Enjoy - Briggs, Patricia | Solar Flare: Science Fiction News 2006
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The interior of the temple was warm and soft, the umber-stained woods polished to a sheen, the benches unpadded but oddly comforting to the eye.
REBELS: THE LIBERATED, BOOK III OF III DAFYDD AB HUGH 2008
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