Undefended

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not defended.

    "“You needn’t worry about bombs, by the way. Dresden is an open city. It is undefended, and contains no war industries or troop concentrations of any importance.”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    not defended or capable of being defended wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
assailablebare handedbare-handeddefenselessguardlesshelpless

Example

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"“You needn’t worry about bombs, by the way. Dresden is an open city. It is undefended, and contains no war industries or troop concentrations of any importance.”"

Etymology

From un- + defended.

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