unfortified

adjective

un·​for·​ti·​fied ˌən-ˈfȯr-tə-ˌfīd 

: not strengthened or enriched : not fortified

… a heart unfortified, a mind impatient …

—William Shakespeare

an unfortified boundary

unfortified wine

Examples of unfortified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The soldiers, who had been moved from another location to Port Shuaiba to better protect them, were at a largely unfortified location, surrounded only by six-foot concrete walls. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

After falsely bending the knee to Daemon (Matt Smith), pretending to swear fealty to Rhaenyra, and handing over a decoy Daeron, Ormund decamped with his army to the unfortified market town of Tumbleton. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 20 July 2026

The Astros still harbor an infield surplus, an unsettled outfield and an unfortified catching situation. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026

The 250-bottle wine list is exclusively Spanish, with a big focus on sherry and vino de Pasto, unfortified wines from the Jerez region famous for the former. — Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026

These homes are mostly simple and unfortified structures that offer little protection from falling debris. — Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025

Imagine pirates, centuries ago, trolling along the coast looking for church spires marking unfortified villages. — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1525, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unfortified

• acetamide
• acetonide
• acidified
• antimonide
• beatified
• benzaldehyde
• borohydride
• chalcogenide
• commodified
• decalcified
• declassified
• disaccharide