defensável

== 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 ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “defensável”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “defensável”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026