"defenselessly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /dɪˈfɛnsləsli/ [UK] Audio: En-defenselessly.flac Forms: more defenselessly [comparative], most defenselessly [superlative]
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  1. In a defenseless manner. Translations (in a defenseless manner): puolustuskyvyttömästi (Finnish), bezbronnie (Polish), bezradnie (Polish), bezsilnie (Polish)
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