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Webster 1913 Edition

Defenseless

De-fense′less

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Adj.
Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to oppose; unprotected.
[Also spelled
defenceless
.]
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De-fense′less-ly
,
adv.
–
De-fense′less-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Defenseless

DEFENSELESS

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Adj.
Being without defense, or without means of repelling assault or injury; applied to a town, it denotes unfortified or ungarrisoned; open to an enemy; applied to a person, it denotes naked; unarmed; unprotected; unprepared to resist attack; weak; unable to oppose; uncovered; unsheltered.

Definition 2024

defenseless

defenseless

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

defenseless ‎(comparative more defenseless, superlative most defenseless)

  1. Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.

Translations

Etymology

defense +‎ -less

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfɛnsləs/

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