Stripped bare; having had covering removed; left exposed or empty.
Past tense and past participle of denude. The standard English form indicating completion of the action of stripping.
A hillside 'denuded of forests' or 'denuded of topsoil'—the word powerfully describes landscapes that have lost their protective covering and are vulnerable to further erosion and damage.
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