adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He closed the door closed behind him, leaving her cruelly defenceless against his bitter attack.
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In the first weeks of the war, dozens of defenceless ships were sunk by submarines.
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No one is doing anything to help these poor defenceless children.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Afterwards, he sat and watched her: drinking in the picture of her despoiled, defenceless beauty.
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Hutt panicked and struck again and again and again until his defenceless victim fell to the floor.
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If she had allowed him in, she would have been defenceless .
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Not only were they hungry, but they also felt defenceless against more allied bombing.
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Small but dangerously exciting trickles of pleasure were still winging their way through her virtually defenceless body.
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The slim man had seized the whip, and after two more murderous kicks, commenced to thrash the defenceless coachman.
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Then defenceless , all we could do was fight the panic and slowly slip away.
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When one finds defenceless prey, others will soon come.