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de·fen·si·ble
(dĭ-fĕn′sə-bəl)adj.
Capable of being defended, protected, or justified: defensible arguments.
de·fen′si·bil′i·ty, de·fen′si·ble·ness n.
de·fen′si·bly adv.
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defensible
(dɪˈfɛnsɪbəl)adj
capable of being defended, as in war, an argument, etc
deˌfensiˈbility, deˈfensibleness n
deˈfensibly adv
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de•fen•si•ble
(dɪˈfɛn sə bəl)adj.
1. capable of being defended against assault or injury.
2. able to be defended in argument; justifiable.
[1250–1300; < Late Latin]
de•fen`si•bil′i•ty, n.
de•fen′si•bly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | defensible - capable of being defended invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs" |
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defensible
adjective
1. justifiable, right, sound, reasonable, acceptable, sensible, valid, legitimate, plausible, permissible, well-founded, tenable, excusable, pardonable, vindicable Her reasons for action are morally defensible.
justifiable wrong, untenable, unforgivable, inexcusable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, insupportable
justifiable wrong, untenable, unforgivable, inexcusable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, insupportable
2. secure, safe, unassailable, impregnable, holdable the creation of defensible borders
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defensible
adjective1. Capable of being defended against armed attack:
2. Capable of being justified:
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defensible
[dɪˈfɛnsɪbəl] adj [opinion, system, action] → défendablemorally defensible → moralement défendable
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defensible
adj
(lit) → wehrhaft; because of its position the town wasn’t defensible → die Stadt war wegen ihrer Lage nicht zu verteidigen
(= justifiable) behaviour, argument → vertretbar, zu verteidigen pred
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