Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defensibly

/dɪˈfɛnsɪbli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-fen-si-bly
IPA: /dɪˈfɛnsɪbli/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a defensible manner.

adv

Etymology

Etymology tree English defensible Middle English -ly English -ly English defensibly From defensible + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈfɛnsɪbli/

Inflected Forms

more defensibly (comparative) most defensibly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce defensibly?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈfɛnsɪbli/.
What does defensibly mean?: In a defensible manner.
Where does defensibly come from?: Etymology tree English defensible Middle English -ly English -ly English defensibly From defensible + -ly.

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