Hypertext Webster Gateway: "defenseless"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Defenseless \De*fense"less\, a.
Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to
oppose; unprotected. -- {De*fense"less*ly}, adv. --
{De*fense"less*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
defenseless
adj 1: lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child" [syn: {defenceless}]
2: having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine
enemies"- Shakespeare [syn: {naked}]
3: lacking weapons for self-defense [syn: {defenceless}]
adv : without defense; "the child was standing in the middle of
the crossfire, defenselessly" [syn: {defencelessly}]
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