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defendible — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • defensible adj Capable of being defended against armed attack.
  • tenable adjective Able to be defended against criticism or objection; reasonable enough to hold as a position.

Senses

defendible is used for these senses in English:

  • defensible (of an installation, etc.) Capable of being defended against armed attack.
  • tenable (of a theory, argument, etc.) capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
  • tenable (military) Capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible

defensible — full definition

  1. adj Capable of being defended against armed attack.
  2. adj Capable of being justified.

tenable — full definition

  1. adjective Able to be defended against criticism or objection; reasonable enough to hold as a position.
  2. adjective Of a military position, capable of being held against attack.
  3. adjective Of a post, grant or office, able to be held for a stated period or under stated conditions.

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