Unfenced

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unfence form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not fenced.; Not enclosed by a fence and thus free to roam over a wider area. not-comparable

    "Near-synonym: free-range"

  2. 2
    Not fenced.; Not enclosed by a fence and thus more easily approachable, visitable, encroachable, attackable, and so on. not-comparable, usually

    "The line is unfenced, except in the vicinity of stations, and runs across the treeless Mesaorian plain for the whole distance between Famagusta and Nicosia."

  3. 3
    Not fenced.; Without protection. figuratively, not-comparable

    "She [Nature] has made the hinder part of the Head, more strong, as being otherwise unfenced against falls and other casualties."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not enclosed by a fence wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
;defencelessdefenselessfencelessfree-rangeundefended

Example

More examples

"And he answered them: It is otherwise: you are come to consider the unfenced parts of this land."

Etymology

From un- + fenced.

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