DEFENCELESS

defenseless, defenceless

(adjective) lacking weapons for self-defense

defenseless, defenceless

(adjective) lacking protection or support; “a defenseless child”

defenseless, defenceless, defenselessly, defencelessly

(adverb) without defense; “the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

defenceless (comparative more defenceless, superlative most defenceless)

Without defence; undefended.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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