INDEFENSIBLY

Etymology

Adverb

indefensibly (comparative more indefensibly, superlative most indefensibly)

In an indefensible manner.

Source: Wiktionary


In`de*fen"si*bly, adv.

Definition: In an indefensible manner.

INDEFENSIBLE

In`de*fen"si*ble, Etym: [Pref. in- not + defensible: cf. OF. indefensible, indefensable.]

Definition: Not defensible; not capable of being defended, maintained, vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable; untenable; as, an indefensible fortress, position, cause, etc. Men find that something can be said in favor of what, on the very proposal, they thought utterly indefensible. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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LEND

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There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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