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defensible

[ dih-fen-suh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being defended against assault or injury:

    The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.

  2. that can be defended in argument; justifiable.

    Synonyms: , , , ,



defensible

/ ɪˈɛԲɪə /

adjective

  1. capable of being defended, as in war, an argument, etc
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Derived Forms

  • ˌڱԲˈٲ, noun
  • ˈڱԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ڱȴ·i·ٲ ·ڱs··Ա noun
  • ·ڱs· adverb
  • non·ڱȴ·i·ٲ noun
  • ԴDzd·ڱs· adjective
  • non·ڱs··Ա noun
  • non·ڱs· adverb
  • ܲd·ڱs· adjective
  • un·ڱs··Ա noun
  • un·ڱs· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of defensible1

1250–1300; Middle English < Late Latin ŧԲ, equivalent to Latin ŧԲ ( us ) ( defense ) + -ibilis -ible; replacing Middle English defensable < Old French < Late Latin ŧԲābilis, equivalent to ŧԲā ( re ) (frequentative of ŧڱԻ to defend ) + -bilis -ble
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The notion that we were saving in the long term no longer seemed defensible.

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Schulz riffing on his infant resembling a Puerto Rican may be a tad more defensible than Hinchcliffe’s bigotry nuke at Madison Square Garden.

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“Tesla advised that the best thing to do was to set up a perimeter of about 45 feet of defensible space around the vehicle once we pulled it out,” Shevitz said.

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The Friday meeting demonstrated the Full Trump, a leader whose basic conception of geopolitics is defensible, but whose manners are deplorable.

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That is still a defensible proposition, despite everything that has happened.

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