defenceless
1. lacking protection or support - a defenseless child • Syn: defenseless • Similar to: vulnerable • Derivationally related forms: defencelessness, defenselessness (for: defenseless) 2. lacking weapons for self-defense • Syn: defenseless • Similar to: unarmed • Derivationally related forms: defencelessness, defenselessness (for: defenseless)
without defense - the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly • Syn: defenseless, defenselessly, defencelessly • Derived from adjective: defenseless (for: defenseless)
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