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Definition of indefensible adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

indefensible

adjective
 
/ˌɪndɪˈfensəbl/
 
/ˌɪndɪˈfensəbl/
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  1. that cannot be defended or excused because it is morally unacceptable
    • indefensible behaviour
    • The Prime Minister was accused of defending the indefensible.
    • It would be morally indefensible for her to desert her father now.
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    • be
    • find something
    adverb
    • totally
    • ethically
    • morally
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  2. (of a place or building) impossible to defend from military attack
See indefensible in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee indefensible in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
sufficiently
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