indefensible

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

INDEFENS'IBLE, adjective [in and defensible, from defend.] 1. That cannot be defended or maintained. A military post may be indefensible A bad cause is indefensible 2. Not to be vindicated or justified. An improper action or indecent expression is indefensible
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