defenseless

[di-fens-lis]

adjective

1. having no defense; lacking in protection, cover, or the means of resisting attack.

Example Sentences

In a true sense, we would be defenseless!

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"This temporary state renders the shark defenseless, allowing the orcas to extract its nutrient-rich liver and likely consume other organs as well, before abandoning the rest of the carcass," explained Higuera.

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But the cutoff has less to do with the law’s mandates than the oft-expressed desire of this administration to get its way by imposing maximum pain and cruelty on the defenseless.

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Some supervisors say they want survivors to be compensated for abuse, but the law has left them legally defenseless against fraudulent cases.

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To deny it is to leave Americans defenseless against it.

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Related Words

• helpless 
• unarmed 
• unprotected