defenseless

[Eng. defense; -le .] 1. Naked, undefended, unprotected; without means of defense. "To refuse him military resources is to leave the state defensele ."- Macaulay . Hist. Eng., ch. ii. 2. Powerle , weak, impotent. "Will such a multitude of men employ Their strength against a weak, defensele boy?" Adaison . dě-fense-le -lý, adv . [Eng. defensele ; -ly.] In a defensele manner; nakedly. dě-fense-le -ne , s . [English defensele ; -ne .] The quality or state of being defensele . "Compensation obtains throughout, defensele ne and devastation are repaired by fecundity."-Paley: Nat. Theol., ch. xxvi.