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defenceless
adjective
adverb
lacking weapons for self-defense
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 11
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- EFENCELES
- Scrabble score
- 17
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
dɪˈfɛnsləs
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
lacking weapons for self-defense
adjective
lacking protection or support
“a defenseless child”
adverb
without defense
“the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly”
In context
Example Sentences
a defenseless child
the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly
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