defensibility
— Noun
– English
～ capability of being defended; "they built their castles with an eye to their defensibility"; "client complaints create a felt need for the defensibility of individual actions"
defensible
— Adjective
– English
～ capable of being defended
defensive
— Adjective
– English
～ attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
defensive
— Adjective
– English
～ intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance"
defensive attitude
— Noun
– English
～ an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
defensive
— Noun
– English
～ an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
defensively
— Adverb
– English
～ in a defensive manner; "the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis"
defensively
— Adverb
– English
～ in an apologetic and defensive manner; "`I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively"
defensiveness
— Noun
– English
～ excessive sensitivity to criticism; "his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence"; "the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness"
defer
— Verb
– English
～ yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
defer
— Verb
– English
～ hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
deference
— Noun
– English
～ a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
deference
— Noun
– English
～ a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"
deference
— Noun
– English
～ courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy"
deferent
— Adjective
– English
～ showing deference
deferential
— Adjective
– English
～ showing deference
deferentially
— Adverb
– English
～ in a respectfully deferential manner; "he listened deferentially"
deferentially
— Adverb
– English
～ in a servile manner; "he always acts so deferentially around his supervisor"
deferment
— Noun
– English
～ act of putting off to a future time
deferral
— Noun
– English
～ act of putting off to a future time