Defensible

[De*fen·si*ble]

Something that's defensible is excusable you can defend it or justify it. Mistaking your friend for her twin sister, as awkward as it may be, is a defensible blunder.

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Capable of being defended; as, a defensible city, or a defensible cause.

Adjective S.
capable of being defended


a.
Capable of being defended; as, a defensible city, or a defensible cause.

a.
Capable of offering defense.


Defensible

De*fen"si*ble , a. [Cf. F. d'82fensable, LL. defensabilis, defensibilis. See Defense, and cf. Defendable.] 1. Capable of being defended; as, a defensible city, or a defensible cause. 2. Capable of offering defense. [Obs.] Shak.

Capable of being defended; as, a defensible city, or a defensible cause.

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Usage Examples

My Botswana books are positive, and I've never really sought to deny that. They are positive. They present a very positive picture of the country. And I think that that is perfectly defensible given that there is so much written about Africa which is entirely negative.

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Other Usage Examples

The modern mind tends to be more and more critical and analytical in spirit, hence it must devise for itself an engine of expression which is logically defensible at every point and which tends to correspond to the rigorous spirit of modern science.

The only defensible war is a war of defense.

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