Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Inexcusable; unpardonable: indefensible behavior.
- adj. Invalid; untenable: an indefensible assumption.
- adj. Vulnerable to physical attack: indefensible borders.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not defensible; that cannot be defended, maintained, or justified, by either force or speech: as, an indefensible frontier; conduct that is indefensible.
Wiktionary
- adj. Not defensible; not capable of being defended; vulnerable.
- adj. Incapable of being justified or excused; inexcusable; unpardonable.
- adj. Incapable of being explained; untenable; insupportable; invalid.
GNU Webster's 1913
- Not defensible; not capable of being defended, maintained, vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable; untenable.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. not able to be protected against attack
- adj. (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
- adj. incapable of being justified or explained
Etymologies
- in- + defensible (Wiktionary)
Examples
“During a visit to Washington last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly clashed with President Obama, saying Israel would not return to the 1967 borders which he described as "indefensible.”
Voice of America: Palestinians Accept French Proposal for Mideast Talks
“The prime minister's unequivocal apology in Parliament for what he called the indefensible shootings in Londonderry in 1972 was universally praised for its candour and courage.”
“WASHINGTON -- Israel's prime minister promised to present his vision for an Israeli-Palestinian peace in a speech before U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday, but vowed his country would not return to mid-1967 borders that he termed "indefensible.”
“How you fascist continue to defend the indefensible is beyond my comprehension.”
“Israel's prime minister promised to present his vision for an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement in a speech before U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday, but vowed his country would not return to its pre-1967 lines that he termed "indefensible.”
“WASHINGTON - Israel's prime minister promised to present his vision for an Israeli-Palestinian peace in a speech before U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday, but vowed his country would not return to mid-1967 borders that he termed "indefensible.”
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post
“The New Republic 's five-year-old sin-in the movie's version of the events, TNR editor Chuck Lane calls the magazine's publication of Stephen Glass 'dozens of fabricated stories "indefensible" - has given them this week's cover star, as well as a ton of advertising for the movie.”
“In their final meeting to consider the impeachment resolution, members of the special House subcommittee called Sanford's behavior "reprehensible," "arrogant" and "indefensible" - but six of the seven lawmakers on the panel concluded that the Republican's behavior does not rise to the constitutional level of impeachment.”
“The panel agreed with a move last week by a special House subcommittee that called Sanford's behavior "reprehensible," "arrogant" and "indefensible" - but concluded that the Republican governor's actions did not rise to the constitutional level of impeachment.”
“Right now it looks like Russia is moving ahead and may be even do the indefensible, which is attack civilian targets, go into the capital.”
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