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Adjective: defenseless  du'fens-lus
Usage: US (=defenceless)
  1. Lacking protection or support
    "a defenseless child"
    - defenceless [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. Having no protecting or concealing cover
    "defenseless to mine enemies"
    - naked, defenceless [Brit, Cdn]
     
  3. Lacking weapons for self-defense
    - defenceless [Brit, Cdn]
Adverb: defenseless  du'fens-lus
Usage: US (=defenceless)
  1. Without defense
    "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenseless"
    - defenceless [Brit, Cdn], defenselessly [US], defencelessly [Brit, Cdn]

See also: defenselessness [US], unarmed, unprotected, vulnerable

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