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Adjective: defenseless  di'fen(t)s-lus
Usage: US (elsewhere: defenceless)
  1. Lacking weapons for self-defense
    "The defenseless villagers were easy targets for the invaders";
    - defenceless [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. Lacking protection or support
    "a defenseless child";
    - defenceless [Brit, Cdn]
     
  3. Vulnerable and unprotected
    "defenseless to mine enemies";
    - naked, defenceless [Brit, Cdn]
Adverb: defenseless  di'fen(t)s-lus
Usage: US (elsewhere: defenceless)
  1. Without defense or protection; vulnerably
    "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenseless";
    - defenceless [Brit, Cdn], defenselessly [US], defencelessly [Brit, Cdn]

See also: out on a limb, unarmed, unprotected, vulnerable, vulnerably

Encyclopedia: Defenseless