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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dēfēnsābilis. By surface analysis, defensar + -ável.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
- Hyphenation: de‧fen‧sá‧vel
Adjective
defensável m or f (plural defensáveis, comparable, comparative mais defensável, superlative o mais defensável or defensabilíssimo)
- defensible (capable of being defended against armed attack)
- Synonyms: defendível, defensível, protegível
- Antonyms: indefensável, indefensível
- defensible (capable of being morally or legally justified)
- Synonyms: defensível, explicável, justificável
- Antonyms: indefensável, indefensível, inexplicável, injustificável