defensible
pronunciation
How to pronounce defensible in British English:
UK [dɪˈfensəbl]
How to pronounce defensible in American English:
US [dɪˈfɛnsəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- capable of being defended
Word Origin
- defensible (adj.)
- late 13c., from Old French defensable, from Late Latin defensibilem, from Latin defens-, past participle stem of defendere (see defend).
Synonym
Example
- 1. As for wiretapping , most commonly used before to convict mobsters , it is defensible here , too .
- 2. This may be philosophically defensible , but it is political poison-dr emanuel even included a graph showing voters above and below the ideal age how much less their lives are worth .
- 3. This was not as consistent or theoretically defensible as mr bernanke 's inflation targeting , but it did serve him in avoiding the policy overshoots that the present fed approach risks bringing about .
- 4. On the other , mr mclaughlin has built a presentation around the best practices , strategic model , and disciplines that wealth managers must develop in order to build on their core service offerings and construct a logical and defensible pricing scheme .