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sguarnito

unguarded

adjective zwahr-NEE-toh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: Past participle of sguarnire (to strip of defences), from s- + guarnire (to garnish, to equip), of Germanic origin.

Also means

stripped bare

Usage Note

Sguarnito agrees in gender and number: sguarnita, sguarniti, sguarnite. It is used in military contexts (una posizione sguarnita, an undefended position) and in culinary contexts (un piatto sguarnito, a bare plate without garnish). The antonym is guarnito (furnished, garnished).

Examples

"Il fianco sinistro era completamente sguarnito."

Natural Translation

The left flank was completely unguarded.

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