Unprotected
[ʌnprə'tektɪd] or [,ʌnprə'tɛktɪd]
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Defenceless, unarmed, naked, unguarded, open, exposed.
Editor: Maynard
Examples
- And thus Becky said she was a wanderer, poor, unprotected, friendless, and wretched. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He waylays the smaller boys to punch their unprotected heads, and calls challenges after me in the open streets. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- His right arm encircled the lion's neck, while the left hand plunged the knife time and again into the unprotected side behind the left shoulder. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The fierce jungle would make easy prey of this unprotected stranger in a very short time if he were not guided quickly to the beach. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- My first real knowledge of myself was as an unprotected orphan among the valleys and fells of Cumberland. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- For a moment Sabor hung half across the branch, while Tarzan mocked, and hurled twigs and branches at her unprotected face. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Outside his own domain, and unprotected, he was a very sheep for the shearers. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She is very poor and unprotected, and has been ill--exceedingly ill--and that scoundrel of a husband has deserted her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- A courier carried the dispatch to Grand Gulf through an unprotected country. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- In a word, this artful Major made the civilian promise to take charge of Amelia and her unprotected child. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- As the dagger fell toward the unprotected breast of my love, Thuvia was almost between them. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Not alone, my dear, nor unprotected, neither,' submitted Mr. Bumble, in a voice tremulous with fear: '_I_ am here, my dear. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I am but a woman; alone here; and unprotected. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I am an unprotected male, but I will preserve my honor at the peril of my life! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- She was dressed in white, with bare shoulders as white as snow--the picture of youth, unprotected innocence, and humble virgin simplicity. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I particularly want you to remember, that when I come outside the gate, I am unprotected and solitary. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Editor: Maynard