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Meaning of "indefensibly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INDEFENSIBLY

indefensibly  [ˌɪndɪˈfɛnsəblɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDEFENSIBLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indefensibly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES INDEFENSIBLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of indefensibly in the English dictionary

The definition of indefensibly in the dictionary is inexcusably.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDEFENSIBLY


comprehensibly
kɒmprɪˈhensəblɪ
dispensably
dɪsˈpɛnsəblɪ
expansibly
ɪkˈspænsəblɪ
flexibly
ˈflɛksəblɪ
forcibly
ˈfɔːsəblɪ
impassably
ɪmˈpɑːsəblɪ
impossibly
ɪmˈpɒsəblɪ
incomprehensibly
ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəblɪ
inconvincibly
ˌɪnkənˈvɪnsəblɪ
indispensably
ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəblɪ
inexpressibly
ˌɪnɪksˈprɛsəblɪ
inflexibly
ɪnˈfleksəblɪ
irreprehensibly
ɪˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəblɪ
irrepressibly
ˌɪrɪˈpresəblɪ
noticeably
ˈnəʊtɪsəblɪ
passably
ˈpɑːsəblɪ
peaceably
ˈpiːsəblɪ
responsibly
rɪˈspɒnsəblɪ
unnoticeably
ʌnˈnəʊtɪsəblɪ
unsurpassably
ˌʌnsɜːˈpɑːsəblɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDEFENSIBLY

indefeasibility
indefeasible
indefeasibleness
indefeasibly
indefectibility
indefectible
indefectibly
indefensibility
indefensible
indefensibleness
indefinability
indefinable
indefinableness
indefinably
indefinite
indefinite article
indefinite integral
indefinite pronoun
indefinitely
indefiniteness

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDEFENSIBLY

accessibly
feasibly
fusibly
impermissibly
implausibly
incredibly
indivisibly
insensibly
invisibly
irremissibly
irresponsibly
irreversibly
ostensibly
permissibly
plausibly
possibly
reversibly
risibly
sensibly
tensibly
visibly

Synonyms and antonyms of indefensibly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «indefensibly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDEFENSIBLY

Find out the translation of indefensibly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of indefensibly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «indefensibly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

indefensibly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indefendiblemente
570 millions of speakers

English

indefensibly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिना बचाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا يمكن أن يغفر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

indefensibly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indefensável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

indefensibly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de manière inexcusable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tak sihat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unvertretbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

indefensibly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

indefensibly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indefensibly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

indefensibly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

indefensibly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्हेतुकपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

indefensibly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indefensibly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

indefensibly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

indefensibly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

indefensibly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

indefensibly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

indefensibly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oförsvarbart
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

indefensibly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of indefensibly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDEFENSIBLY»

The term «indefensibly» is used very little and occupies the 156.953 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDEFENSIBLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «indefensibly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «indefensibly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about indefensibly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDEFENSIBLY»

Discover the use of indefensibly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to indefensibly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Permissible Killing: The Self-Defence Justification of Homicide
33 Feinberg argues about the relationship between the invasion of rights and moral indefensibility as follows: 'If Abel invades any nonmoribund, nonwicked interest of Baker's indefensibly, he has thereby wronged Baker. But suppose the  ...
Suzanne Uniacke, 1996
2
Educational Judgments (International Library of the ...
The question, then, is not, When does education become indoctrination? as if indoctrination were necessarily a bad thing; but When does education become indefensible indoctrination? or When does education indefensibly become ...
F. Doyle James, 2010
3
Annual Report
Indefensibly small classes and a small number of pupils per teacher creates an indefensibly large per capita and total high school expense. 5. The standard that has been set and that has been generally maintained for size of classes is ...
Newton, Mass. School Committee, 1917
4
The great psychological crime: the destructive principle of ...
Is it possible for any given result which, in itself, is desirable and beneficent, to follow, as the natural sequence of a process which is indefensibly wrong, immoral and injurious? A complete answer will be found in the following illustrations : i.
John Emmett Richardson, Florence Chance Huntley, 1902
5
Annual Report
Indefensibly small classes and a small number of pupils per teacher creates an indefensibly large per capita and total high school expense. 5. The standard that has been set and that has been generally maintained for size of classes is ...
Newton Public Schools, 1921
6
The Sheep Breeder
The proviso limiting the amount to 35 per cent of the American value of the wools was necessary to keep the wool duty from reaching indefensibly high ad valorem equivalents on wools of low value. Granting that the wool growers are entitled ...
‎1921
7
The Madras Law Times: Law Notes and Notes of Cases of the ...
Jul raj so appointed is indefensibly entitled to succeed, on the demise of the reigning Raja who appointed him, to amongst other things, the scheduled property ; and the Bara Thakar so appointed is indefensibly entitled to succeed to such ...
‎1908
8
The Dublin Review
the interests of truth are indefensibly violated. It is on this account that we have argued so earnestly in recent numbers, both from authority and from theological reason, that these pronouncements are beyond all possible question infallible ...
Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, 1865
9
New Websterian 1912 Dictionary: Based Upon the Unabridged ...
INDEFENSIBLY 4 Indefensibly (in-de-fen'si-bli) adv. so as to admit of no defense. indefinable (in-de-fi'na-bl), adj. that cannot be defined. [Latin.] indefinably (in-de- fln a-bli), adv. in an indefinable manner. indefinite (indefinite), adj. not defined; ...
Noah Webster, Harry Thurston Peck, 1912
10
The Hammersmith Protestant discussion: being an ...
Now the Protestant translation is abominable, and wicked, and false ; it is indefensibly false, because the translators knew it to be so when they put and for or. In order to •how that communion in one kind was not available, they turned I into kai, ...
John Cumming, Daniel French, Charles Maybury Archer, 1852

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDEFENSIBLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term indefensibly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Obama's weak plan on prison cruelty - The Washington Post
Except in a handful of extraordinary cases, extreme prisoner isolation is an indefensibly cruel way to treat anyone — and it's expensive, as well ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Justice: Wisconsin Supreme Court Shuts Down 'John Doe' - Townhall
... a fact that many media outlets indefensibly elided or ignored in their reporting. The entire investigation was designed to punish Scott Walker ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
3
It's Time to Let The View End Gracefully
... but by a trollish naif act, whereby she takes an indefensibly silly position just to get people talking. This can hardly be what Walters intended; ... «TIME, Jul 15»
4
Exaggerating the China Threat
In the extremely unlikely event of a serious war in East Asia, the tiny SCS islets are indefensibly since they are easily isolated from supply, and ... «World Policy Institute, Jul 15»
5
SNP's Ian Blackford nails the issue at the heart of the EVEL fudge
England is indefensibly discriminated against in the current union by, alone, having absolutely no independent determination of its own affairs. «For Argyll, Jul 15»
6
PrideSource - Creep of the Week: Steve King
... between one man and one woman" and that "the majority opinion unconstitutionally and indefensibly perverts the definition of marriage.". «pride source.com, Jul 15»
7
HAYWORTH: Steve King continues pushback on gay marriage …
King said the "resolution expresses the sense" by the House that the court ruling "unconstitutionally and indefensibly perverts the definition of ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
8
Pooing in the pool: a reflection of the uncivilised among us in Hong …
... education or the usual guilt-tripping explanation – “everyone is not as fortunate as you” – to justify what is indefensibly anti-social behaviour. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
9
Veteran, political newcomer Todd Wilcox running for US Senate
... Miami-Dade case: "We are grateful that this misguided attempt at defending an indefensibly bigoted law has at long-last been abandoned.". «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
10
AG Pam Bondi officially drops appeal of same-sex marriage cases
... Miami-Dade case: “We are grateful that this misguided attempt at defending an indefensibly bigoted law has at long-last been abandoned.”. «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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