Defenseless
Defenseless adjective - Lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack.
Pitiful and defenseless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Defenseless".
Nearby Word: defense
Pitiful
Pitiful adjective - Deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy).
Defenseless and pitiful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defenseless" instead an adjective "Pitiful".
Both words in one sentence
- He learned that humans are weak, pitiful and defenseless so demigods like himself have to protect them at all costs.
Source: Sudden Humility -
Jumbaa: So, tell me, my little one-eyed one, on what poor, pitiful, defenseless planet has my monstrosity been unleashed?
Source: Answer Cut -
On what poor, pitiful, defenseless planet has my monstrosity been unleashed?
Source: Disney / Lilo & Stitch
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