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defenseless

/dɪˈfɛnsləs/ adjective B2
  1. Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.
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The reason the beasts give among themselves is that Man is the weakest and most defenseless of all living things, and it is unsportsmanlike to touch him.
The Jungle Book, p. 3 · B2

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