Adjective: unprotected ,ún-pru'tek-tid
- Lacking protection or defence
"Unprotected sex might occur because a woman forgot to take her birth control";
- out on a limb
See also: defenceless [Brit, Cdn], defenseless [US], exposed, insecure, naked, open, susceptible, unsafe, unshielded, vulnerable
Antonym: protected
Encyclopedia: Unprotected