- 1. Not defensible; not capable of being defended, maintained, vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable; untenable; as, an indefensible fortress, position, cause, etc. Source: opted
- 2. adj. (of theories etc.) incapable of being defended or justified Source: wordnet
- 3. adj. not able to be protected against attack Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. incapable of being justified or explained Source: wordnet
- 5. Not defensible; not capable of being defended, maintained, vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable; untenable; as, an indefensible fortress, position, cause, etc. Men find that something can be said in favor of what, on the very proposal, they thought utterly indefensible. Burke. Source: webster
- 6. Not defensible; not capable of being defended, maintained,vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable; untenable; as, anindefensible fortress, position, cause, etc.Men find that something can be said in favor of what, on the veryproposal, they thought utterly indefensible. Burke. Source: adambom
- 7. j:100 s. (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified s. not able to be protected against attack s. incapable of being justified or explained Source: ecdict
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