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indefensible

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in⋅de⋅fen⋅si⋅ble

  [in-di-fen-suh-buhl]
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–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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in·de·fen·si·ble   (ĭn'dĭ-fěn'sə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Inexcusable; unpardonable: indefensible behavior.

  2. Invalid; untenable: an indefensible assumption.

  3. Vulnerable to physical attack: indefensible borders.

in'de·fen'si·bil'i·ty, in'de·fen'si·ble·ness n., in'de·fen'si·bly adv.
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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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