Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fensible

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fen-si-ble
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Defensible, well-fortified.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"the Castle wall, / That was so high, as foe might not it clime, / And all so faire, and fensible withall, […]"

Etymology

Reduced form of defensible.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more fensible (comparative) most fensible (superlative)

Questions

What does fensible mean?: Defensible, well-fortified.
Where does fensible come from?: Reduced form of defensible.

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