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in⋅de⋅fen⋅si⋅ble

  [in-di-fen-suh-buhl]
Use in defensible in a Sentence
–adjective
1. not justifiable; inexcusable: indefensible behavior.
2. incapable of being protected or defended against attack: an indefensible town.
3. incapable of being defended against criticism or denial; untenable: indefensible argument.
Origin:
1520–30; in- 3 + defensible

Related forms:
in⋅de⋅fen⋅si⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅de⋅fen⋅si⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅de⋅fen⋅si⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. vulnerable, defenseless, unprotected.
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Word Origin & History

indefensible 
1529, from in- "not" + defensible (see defense).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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