"defensible" meaning in English

See defensible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈfɛn.sɪ.bəl/ [UK, US], [dɪˈfɛn.sɪ.bɫ] [UK, US], [dɪˈfen.sɪ.bɫ] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-defensible.wav Forms: more defensible [comparative], most defensible [superlative]
Etymology: From Old French defensable, from Latin defensibilem. Equivalent to defense + -ible. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|defensable}} Old French defensable, {{uder|en|la|defensibilem}} Latin defensibilem, {{compound|en|defense|-ible}} defense + -ible Head templates: {{en-adj}} defensible (comparative more defensible, superlative most defensible)
  1. (of an installation, etc.) Capable of being defended against armed attack. Tags: usually Synonyms (capable of being defended): defendable Translations (capable of being defended): защитим (zaštitim) (Bulgarian), forsvarlig (Danish), som kan forsvares (Danish), defensebla (Ido), sostenibile (Italian), difendibile (Italian), tenibile (Italian), so-choadey (Manx), defensável (Portuguese), defendible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-defensible-en-adj-kiKTTOwi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'capable of being defended': 62 38 Disambiguation of 'capable of being defended': 62 38
  2. (of an argument, etc.) Capable of being justified. Tags: usually Translations (capable of being justified): forsvarlig (Danish), som kan forsvares (Danish), difendibile (Italian), sostenibile (Italian), tenibile (Italian), forsvarlig (Norwegian Bokmål), defensável (Portuguese), sostenible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-defensible-en-adj-ZzGrkgYK Disambiguation of 'capable of being justified': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: defensibility, defensibleness, defensibly, undefensible

Alternative forms

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