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Definition of Defendable
1. Adjective. Capable of being defended.
Similar to: Invulnerable
Derivative terms: Defend, Defend, Defend, Defend, Defensibility
Definition of Defendable
1. a. Capable of being defended; defensible.
Definition of Defendable
1. Adjective. Capable of being defended. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Defendable
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defendable
Literary usage of Defendable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars, in Three Parts, Nineteen Acts by Thomas Hardy (1904)
"Broke down by the battle, and hardly able to keep afloat, 'twas a most defendable
thing, and it fairly saved their lives. So he was their salvation after ..."
2. Dictionary of Hard Words by Robert Morris Pierce (1910)
"... defendable ad,!. capable of being defended from assault or injury; also, ...
normally) dm'fcns. defensible ad,!. justifiable; also, defendable [also, ..."
3. Life of George Washington by Washington Irving (1856)
"... as the garrison would be reinforced by militia with more expedition, and the
ground mnch more definable, (defendable ?)—Putnam to Washington, 7th Nov. ..."
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