adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
morally
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Such a degree of hypocrisy can not be tolerated; it is morally indefensible , and in defiance of the rule of law.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It is indefensible that in such a rich country so many people are poor.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For a side that prides itself on its parsimonious nature, the case for the defence was frankly indefensible .
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If the hearings uncover some incontrovertible evidence of corruption he could look like a defender of the indefensible .
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If you came across a child drowning in a pond, then it would be indefensible not to act.
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The first proposal struck us as scientifically dubious, and the second as intellectually indefensible .
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There is no advantage to be gained by Opposition Members seeking to defend the indefensible .
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Valdez knew the score -- the deal was indefensible .
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We are forced to defend a system we know to be indefensible .