indefensibly
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7.4
- adverb
- /ˌɪndɪˈfɛnsəbli/
:
indefensablemente
- The reason Democrats prattle incessantly about racism is that their history is indefensibly racist and they are masking that fact while they reach out to minorities.
Examples
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His actions were indefensibly unjustifiable, leaving everyone in shock.
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Such a stubborn voter would not be completely, absolutely, indefensibly out of his mind.
Blog text (12) -
An accusing look, as if he had betrayed her indefensibly.
Fiction book (2000) -
We are going from the defensibly legal, to the indefensibly illegal.
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The report presented evidence that was indefensibly flawed and misleading.
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Her argument was indefensibly weak, failing to provide any sound reasoning.
Synonyms
11
4.1
In a way that is unfair or much too extreme
2
8.9
In a way that is very unfair or too harsh
2
7.0
In a way that has no good reason
2
6.9
In a way that is very wrong and cannot be forgiven
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8.2
Without a good reason or any right to do it
In a way that has no good reason
In a way that people cannot bear or accept
In a way that is very unfair and morally wrong
Antonyms
How Defensible
Surface Forms
Morphology
indefensibly = indefensible (semi-transparent) = in + defens + ible + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'indefensible' with '-ly', meaning 'in an indefensible way'.
Etymology
Indefensibly breaks into in- 'not', defend 'to protect or argue for', and -ly which makes it a word that shows how something is done. So, indefensibly means 'in a way that cannot be defended', like a choice or action that has no protection or good reason.