undefended en · ADJ
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 defend Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English defended English undefended From un- + defended.
Meanings
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Not defended.
“You needn’t worry about bombs, by the way. Dresden is an open city. It is undefended, and contains no war industries or troop concentrations of any importance.”
1969 March 31, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Slaughterhouse-Five […] (A Seymour Lawrence Book), New York, N.Y.: Delacorte Press, →OCLC, page 127:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most undefended | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more undefended | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
hi अरक्षित (not defended) · la indēfensus (not defended) · it indifeso (not defended)