unprotected
/ˌʌnpɹətˈɛktɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not protected; lacking defence or protection; exposed.
verb
simple past and past participle of unprotect
Example Sentences
- "The dread of leaving his daughter deſolate and unprotected in a ſtrange country, had been ſo great, that he had denied himſelf even the few comforts he could have obtained, becauſe he deſired to reſerve the little money he had left to ſend her back to Warſaw, […]"
- "A well-gilt top to a book is a great preventive against damage by dust, while to leave books with rough tops and unprotected is sure to produce stains and dirty margins."
- "I can't help you a cent. Life's hard enough nowadays for an unprotected male. Let alone a girl."
- "Flesh behind steel and glass is unprotected / From enemies that whisper to the blood; / The scratch forgotten is the scratch infected; / The ruminant, reason, chews a poisoned cud."
- "The level crossings at Stretton and at the point where the A.L.R. crosses the main road south of Stretton are provided with gates; other crossings are unprotected, save for cattle-guards."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English protected English unprotected From un- + protected.
Inflected Forms
more unprotected (comparative)
most unprotected (superlative)