defensible
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sə Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Late Latin defēnsibilis, equivalent to Latin defēns(us) (see defense) + -ibilis -ible; replacing Middle English defensable < Old French < Late Latin defēnsābilis, equivalent to defēnsā(re) (frequentative of dēfendere to defend) + -bilis -ble
1250–1300; Middle English < Late Latin defēnsibilis, equivalent to Latin defēns(us) (see defense) + -ibilis -ible; replacing Middle English defensable < Old French < Late Latin defēnsābilis, equivalent to defēnsā(re) (frequentative of dēfendere to defend) + -bilis -ble
Related forms
de·fen·si·bil·i·ty, de·fen·si·ble·ness, noun
de·fen·si·bly, adverb
non·de·fen·si·bil·i·ty, noun
non·de·fen·si·ble, adjective
non·de·fen·si·ble·ness, noun
non·de·fen·si·b·ly, adverb
un·de·fen·si·ble, adjective
un·de·fen·si·ble·ness, noun
un·de·fen·si·b·ly, adverb
Synonyms
2. suitable, fit, tenable, allowable, warrantable.
2. suitable, fit, tenable, allowable, warrantable.
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defensible (dɪˈfɛnsɪbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| capable of being defended, as in war, an argument, etc | |
| defensi'bility | |
| —n | |
| de'fensibleness | |
| —n | |
| de'fensibly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
defensible
late 13c., from L.L. defensibilem (c.550), from L. defens-, pp. stem of defendere (see defend).
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Example sentences
That, to me, would be a defensible and honest application of social science to achieve a desired end.
Making the process more egalitarian and morally defensible will take years of incremental work.
What he said wasn't particularly defensible from either a genuine skeptic's perspective or scientifically.
Both decisions strike me as being entirely defensible.
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