defensible
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French defensable, from Latin defensibilem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
defensible (comparative more defensible, superlative most defensible)
- (of an installation etc) capable of being defended against armed attack
- 1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 11:
- Not only were those cities fortified, but their architects based their whole system on the strategical possibilities of the site, and closely followed its defensible contours.
- (of an argument etc) capable of being justified
Synonyms[edit]
- (capable of being defended): defendable
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
capable of being defended
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capable of being justified
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