Definition of DEFENCELESS

defenceless

Adjective Satellite

  • lacking protection or support
  • lacking weapons for self-defense

Adverb

  • without defense

Adj

  • Without defence; undefended.

Examples

  • Blind, deaf, and paralysed, the old man was defenceless; and the robbers easily stole all of his money.

Origin / Etymology

From defence + -less.

Scrabble Score: 17

defenceless: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
defenceless: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
defenceless: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

defenceless: valid Words With Friends Word