All 4 Uses of
adorn
in
The Alchemist, by Scott
- Unlike other dojos, however, this one was plain and unadorned, decorated in shades of white and cream, with white walls and black mats dotted across the floor.†
Chpt 7unadorned = not decoratedstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unadorned means not and reverses the meaning of adorned. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- The interior walls were smooth and unadorned, except for the twists and knots of vines that broke through the surface.†
Chpt 15
- Each set of chimes was a different size and shape, some etched and carved with symbols, others unadorned.†
Chpt 17 *
- Unlike the stairwell, however, this room was unadorned, the walls streaked black with moisture, green mold gathering close to the floor, sprouting fungi dappling the ceiling.†
Chpt 20
Definition:
to decorate -- especially a person