adjective
- Lacking protection or support.
- usage: "a defenseless child"
- synonyms: defenseless
- Lacking weapons for self-defense.
- synonyms: defenseless
adverb
- Without defense.
- usage: "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly"
- synonyms: defenseless, defenselessly, defencelessly
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