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单词 undefending
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undefendingadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, defending adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + defending adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: undeˈfending.
(un- prefix1 4.)
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [adjective] > protected or defended > by one's or its self > not
undefending1651
unsecured1866
1651 Bp. J. Taylor XXVIII Serm. xx. 253 Birds, sheep, and bevers, who..have not the foresight to avoid a snare, but by their fear and undefending follies are driven thither.
1888 O. Crawfurd Sylvia Arden 329 Having to slay an undefending man in cold blood.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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