unprotected
unprotected adjective: not protected; lacking defence or protection; exposed. Also the simple past and past participle of unprotect.
Adjective
unprotected (comparative more unprotected, superlative most unprotected)
- Not protected; lacking defence or protection; exposed.
- 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, […]1794, Charlotte Smith, chapter II, in The Banished Man. […], volume II, London: […] T[homas] Cadell, Jun. and W[illiam] Davies, (successors to Mr. [Thomas] Cadell) […], →OCLC, page 45
- 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.1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 35
- Synonyms:
- improtected
- Antonyms:
- protected
Also used as
unprotected is also the simple past and past participle of unprotect.
unprotected meaning in Hindi and Telugu
unprotected in Hindi
- not protected
- अरक्षित arakṣit
unprotected in Telugu
- రక్షణ లేనిది
Examples of unprotected in a sentence
- Life's hard enough nowadays for an unprotected male.1909 October, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “Expostulations”, in Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y....
- 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.1941, Theodore Roethke, “Prognosis”, in Open House, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →OCLC; republished in The Collected Poems of...
- 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.1944 January and February, “Light Railways in Derbyshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 25:
Synonyms of unprotected
Antonyms
Forms of unprotected
| comparative | more unprotected |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unprotected |
Origin of unprotected
From un- + protected.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Words formed from unprotected
Questions about unprotected
- What does unprotected mean?
- Unprotected means not protected; lacking defence or protection; exposed.
- What is unprotected in Hindi?
- Unprotected in Hindi is अरक्षित (arakṣit). See Unprotected meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use unprotected in a sentence?
- Life's hard enough nowadays for an unprotected male.
- What part of speech is unprotected?
- Unprotected is an adjective.
Words near unprotected in the dictionary
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