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adj. - Lacking the qualities to be justified or explained; Not fit to be protected against attack.

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Usage examples (37)
  • 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...
  • How you fascist continue to defend the indefensible is beyond my comprehension.
  • This situation would never have arisen but for what we can only call the indefensible conduct of the King.
  • It hardly seems "indefensible" therefore that the prize for winning the men's event is larger.
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