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   In·de·fen·si·ble

   /ˌindəˈfensəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not justifiable by argument: "the policy of apartheid was morally indefensible" Similar inexcusableunjustifiableunjustifiedunpardonableunforgivableinexpiableuncalled forunprovokedgratuitouswithout justificationwithout causewithout reasonunreasonableunnecessaryregrettableunacceptableunworthyremissblameworthyculpablereprehensiblecensurableunwarrantableexcessiveimmoderateunconscionableoutrageousuntenableinsupportableunsustainableunwarrantableunwarrantedunjustifiableunjustifiedunsoundill-foundedunfoundedgroundlessbaselessflimsyweakshakyflawedfaultydefectiveinvalidspeciousarbitraryimplausibleabsurdillogicalirrationalpreposteroussenselessunacceptableOpposite justifiableexcusabletenable
   • 2. not able to be protected against attack: "the towns were tactically indefensible" Similar undefendabledefenselessundefendedunfortifiedunguardedunprotectedunshieldedunarmedwithout armswithout weaponswithout defensesvulnerableexposedassailableopen to attackwide openopenendangeredin dangerin perilin jeopardyat riskinsecurerare:pregnableOpposite defensiblewell protected

   Derivatives

   • 1. indefensibility noun
   • 2. indefensibly adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › indefensibleIndefensible Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of INDEFENSIBLE is incapable of being maintained as right or valid : untenable. How to use indefensible in a sentence.

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   INDEFENSIBLE definition: 1. too bad to be protected from criticism: 2. not able to be protected against attack: 3. too bad…. Learn more.

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   INDEFENSIBLE meaning: 1. too bad to be protected from criticism: 2. not able to be protected against attack: 3. too bad…. Learn more.

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   Indefensible definition: not justifiable; inexcusable. See examples of INDEFENSIBLE used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › indefensibleIndefensible - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Indefensible, "not able to be defended," comes from in-, "not," plus the Latin defendere and its sense of "allege in defense." Something that's indefensible is inexcusable — there's no way to justify it. It's indefensible to take candy from a baby, or to give candy TO a baby, for that matter.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › indefensibleIndefensible - definition of indefensible by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionindefensible adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

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   Definition of indefensible adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.