defendable

But, it was definitely a defendable total and it was a huge opportunity missed by England because of the dropped catches that seemed to be as contagious as the back-to-school germs in early September.

“It’s called the brain-eating amoeba, which is a lurid, but fairly defendable, nickname.”

“Without sufficient data, we are unable to reach defendable conclusions that meet the high scientific standards we set for resolution,” he said.

Pentagon correspondent Mike Glenn reports that Russian invaders have surrounded it on three sides, and Western officials have urged Ukrainian defenders — so far without success — to fall back to more easily defendable lines.

"I do not believe that a demonstrably accurate definition of life and accordingly a fully objective, defendable answer to the question 'Are viruses alive?' are attainable," Koonin wrote to Salon.