Adverb: defencelessly du'fen(t)s-lus-lee
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: defenselessly)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: defenselessly)
- Without defence or protection; vulnerably
"The small country stood defencelessly against the invading army";
- defenseless [US], defenceless [Brit, Cdn], defenselessly [US]
See also: vulnerably