Defenseless
[dɪ'fɛnslɪs]
Definition
(adj.) lacking weapons for self-defense .
(adj.) lacking protection or support; 'a defenseless child' .
(adv.) without defense; 'the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly'.
Typist: Sharif--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to oppose; unprotected.
Checker: Osbert
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Unsheltered, exposed, unguarded, unprotected, unarmed
ANT:Sheltered, guarded, fortified, defended, protected, armed
Edited by Cathryn
Examples
- He rends defenseless women and little children in his lair, but how recently has one of you seen him fight with men? Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- As the brutes, growling and foaming, rushed upon the almost defenseless women I turned my head that I might not see the horrid sight. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- His spear he had hurled at Kala and had not recovered; and, now that his bow and arrows were gone, he was defenseless except for a single knife. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
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