[syn: defenseless, defenceless, defenselessly, defencelessly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Defenseless \De*fense"less\, a.
Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to
oppose; unprotected. [Also spelled defenceless.]--
De*fense"less*ly, adv. -- De*fense"less*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
2. unarmed; used of persons or the military. armed
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
defenseless
adv 1: without defense; "the child was standing in the middle of
the crossfire, defenselessly" [syn: defenseless,
defenceless, defenselessly, defencelessly]
adj 1: lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child"
[syn: defenseless, defenceless]
2: having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine
enemies"- Shakespeare [syn: naked, defenseless]
3: lacking weapons for self-defense [syn: defenseless,
defenceless]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "defenseless":
abandoned, aidless, bare-handed, deserted, desolate, fatherless,
forlorn, forsaken, friendless, godforsaken, guardless, guideless,
helpless, homeless, kithless, leaderless, motherless, outcast,
pregnable, unarmed, unarmored, unattended, uncovered, undefended,
unfortified, unfriended, ungarrisoned, unguarded, unprotected,
unscreened, unsheltered, unshielded, unsuspecting, untenable,
unwarned, unwatched, vulnerable, weaponless