defensável
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin dēfēnsābilis. By surface analysis, defensar + -ável.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
- Hyphenation: de‧fen‧sá‧vel
Adjective
editdefensável m or f (plural defensáveis, comparable, comparative mais defensável, superlative o mais defensável or defensabilíssimo)
- defensible (capable of being defended against armed attack)
- Synonyms: defendível, defensível, protegível
- Antonyms: indefensável, indefensível
- defensible (capable of being morally or legally justified)
- Synonyms: defensível, explicável, justificável
- Antonyms: indefensável, indefensível, inexplicável, injustificável
Related terms
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- Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin
- Portuguese learned borrowings from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms suffixed with -ável
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/avɛl
- Rhymes:Portuguese/avɛl/4 syllables
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