Meaning of DEFENSIBLE
| Pronunciation: | | di'fensubul
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| | Definition: | | [adj] capable of being defended |
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| | Synonyms: | | defendable, invulnerable |
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| | Definition: | | \De*fen"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]fensable, LL.
defensabilis, defensibilis. See {Defense}, and cf.
{Defendable}.]
1. Capable of being defended; as, a defensible city, or a
defensible cause.
2. Capable of offering defense. [Obs.] --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | admissible, allowable, balanced, condonable, defendable, deserved, dispensable, due, equitable, even, evenhanded, excusable, exemptible, expiable, fair, fair and square, fit, forgivable, good, inoffensive, just, justifiable, justified, lawful, legal, legitimate, level, meet, meet and right, merited, pardonable, proper, reasonable, remissible, right, right and proper, rightful, square, tenable, unobjectionable, venial, vindicable, warrantable, warranted |
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