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indefensible 音标拼音: [ɪndɪf'ɛnsəbəl] a. 不能防卫的,无辩护余地的 不能防卫的,无辩护余地的 indefensible adj 1: ( of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified [ synonym: { indefensible}, { untenable}] 2: not able to be protected against attack 3: incapable of being justified or explained [ synonym: { indefensible}, { insupportable}, { unjustifiable}, { unwarrantable}, { unwarranted}] Indefensible \ In` de* fen" si* ble\, [ Pref. in- not defensible: cf. OF. indefensible, indefensable.] Not defensible; not capable of being defended, maintained, vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable; untenable; as, an indefensible fortress, position, cause, statement, etc. [ 1913 Webster] Men find that something can be said in favor of what, on the very proposal, they thought utterly indefensible. -- Burke. [ 1913 Webster] 19 Moby Thesaurus words for " indefensible": exceptionable, impossible, inadmissible, inexcusable, inexpiable, intolerable, irremissible, objectionable, unacceptable, unallowable, unconscionable, undesirable, unforgivable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, unreasonable, unsuitable, untenable, unwarrantable
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