rather bare
Frequency: 6.811.9 per million words
Suggests that something is more bare than expected or desired.
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Examples (10)
- After they took down all the paintings, the walls looked rather bare.
- In the middle of winter, the garden seems rather bare.
- The pantry shelves were looking rather bare by the end of the week.
- His report was rather bare, lacking the necessary details and analysis.
- The director wanted a minimalist look, but the stage felt rather bare to me.
- I need to go grocery shopping; the fridge is looking rather bare.
- The old oak tree stood rather bare against the grey sky.
- The initial design for the website was rather bare and needed more visual elements.
- Her new apartment felt rather bare with only a bed and a chair.
- Without its usual decorations, the room seemed rather bare for the party.