unprotected
adjective /ˌʌn.prəˈtek.tɪd/Definition
› not protected and therefore able to be harmed or damaged: Water and other liquids can stain unprotected wood surfaces. Although some marine mammals are protected by environmental laws, many remain unprotected. The lack of a shell leaves the larvae unprotected against predators.Weakness and vulnerability unprotected sex › sexual activity without a condomContraception
(Definition of unprotected adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Achilles heel noun
- at a low ebb idiom
- be (only) flesh and blood idiom
- be sb's poodle idiom
- chink in sb's armour idiom
- faint adjective (SLIGHT)
- faintness noun (NOT CLEAR)
- frailty noun
- impotence noun (LACK OF POWER)
- impotent adjective (LACKING POWER)
- indefensible adjective
- lax adjective
- man of straw noun (WEAK)
- supine adjective (CHARACTER)
- susceptibility noun
- susceptible adjective (INFLUENCED)
- toothless adjective (NO POWER)
- underbelly noun
- unsteady adjective
- wraith noun
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