undefensible
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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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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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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