defensive vs defendable
Definitions
adjective
- attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
noun
- an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
Examples
Defensive tackle is a bit more of a crapshoot, but the one thing they must make sure of is that whomever they take has a brilliant mind.
Initially von Leeb, using troops borrowed from von Bock, was able to mount a concerted attack both on the defensive positions of the southern suburbs and the area north of the main rail line to Moscow, their objective being the historic village now a suburb of Schlüsselburg, right on Lake Ladoga.
McCarthy remains dismissive of the allegations and defensive of the former sergeant, saying he was "brutalized" by his colleagues, in particular, by a few senior officers "exerting locker room peer pressure" in the department ranks.
Definitions
adjective
- capable of being defended
Examples
Abandon the undefendable settlements, keep the strategic bits and literally build a wall around the remainder.
Stop defending the undefendable just hate it like everyone else.
Furthermore, Canada is a large, mostly unpopulated landmass that is virtually undefendable.
