Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defendably

/dɪˈfɛndəbli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-fend-ably
IPA
/dɪˈfɛndəbli/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a way that can be defended.

Etymology

From defendable + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˈfɛndəbli/

Inflected Forms

more defendably (comparative) most defendably (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce defendably?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈfɛndəbli/.
What does defendably mean?
In a way that can be defended.
Where does defendably come from?
From defendable + -ly.

How to pronounce defendably

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