Bare and Helpless

Bare

Bare adjective - Being this and no more.

Helpless and bare are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Helpless" instead an adjective "Bare".

Nearby Words: barely, bared, bareness

Helpless

Helpless adjective - Lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack.

Bare and helpless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bare" instead an adjective "Helpless".

Nearby Words: help, helpful, helplessness, helplessly

Both words in one sentence

  • In Harkovast, Chen-Chen at first seems pretty helpless, but is suddenly revealed to be a master of the sliding mountain style, which allows her to kill armed opponents with her bare fists.
  • Bandage Babe After being in a coma for a month, Sousuke was rendered very weak and helpless in bed, being half naked and having his bare chest and arms wrapped in bandages.
    Source: Bandage Babe
  • Standard Female Grab Area Played straight with Djaq's replacement Kate, who in her first episode is magically capable of overpowering grown, horse-backed, armoured men by poking them with her bare hands, and is then rendered utterly helpless in every other fight she participates in.
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