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defenceless
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As an adjective, defenceless means without defence. As an adverb, it means without defense.
Meanings of defenceless
4 meaningsadjective
british spellingWithout defence; undefended.
“Blind, deaf, and paralysed, the old man was defenceless; and the robbers easily stole all of his money.”
Lacking weapons for self-defense
Similar: defenseless
adverb
Without defense
“the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly”
Similar: defenseless, defenselessly, defencelessly
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adjective: lacking protection or support
adjective: lacking weapons for self-defense
adverb: without defense
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