Unprotected Meaning
/ˌʌnprəˈtɛktɪd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot protected; lacking defence or protection; exposed.
verbsimple past and past participle of unprotect
Sentence Examples
He left the box unprotected.
Don't leave the entrance unprotected.
The female warrior's armor seemed to leave many parts of her body unprotected.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
During the storm, the hikers were ____ because they had no tent or shelter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It is not safe to leave your personal and data ____ while you are using a public and open network today.
Word Origin & History
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 protected English unprotected From un- + protected.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"I can't help you a cent. Life's hard enough nowadays for an unprotected male. Let alone a girl."
— 1909 October, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “Expostulations”, in Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, published 1909, →OCLC, § 5, page 130:
"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 Theodore Roethke, London: Faber and Faber […], 1968, →OCLC, page 5:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
During the storm, the hikers were ____ because they had no tent or shelter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It is not safe to leave your personal and data ____ while you are using a public and open network today.