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Word entry · 10 letters

defensible

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"Holds up in debate"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈfɛn.sɪ.bəl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted bdeeefilnsStarts with DEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. capable of being defended

Word origin

From Old French defensable, from Latin defensibilem. Equivalent to defense + -ible.

Used in a sentence

  • Not only were those cities fortified, but their architects based their whole system on the strategical possibilities of the site, and closely followed its defensible contours.
  • Those who are most familiar with the working of the present society are also usually interested in the preservation of particular features of that society which may not be defensible on general principle.

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