Meaning & use
unfortified
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Lacking added strength or defenses, either physically, as in a town without walls, or nutritionally, as in food without added vitamins.
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The unfortified village fell quickly to the invading army.
Plain, unfortified milk lacks the added vitamin D found in most supermarket brands.
A note on using this word
Has both a military sense (lacking defensive structures) and a nutritional sense (lacking added vitamins or minerals), as with unfortified wine versus fortified wine like port.
Words with a similar meaning
undefendedunreinforced
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Words with an opposite meaning
fortified
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