defensible
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old French defensable, from Latin defensibilem. Equivalent to defense + -ible.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK, US) IPA(key): /dɪˈfɛn.sɪ.bəl/, [dɪˈfɛn.sɪ.bɫ]
Audio (General American): (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): [dɪˈfen.sɪ.bɫ]
Adjective
editdefensible (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
editTranslations
editcapable of being defended
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capable of being justified
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