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ten·a·ble
(tĕn′ə-bəl)adj.
1. Capable of being maintained in argument; rationally defensible: a tenable theory.
2. Capable of being held against assault; defensible: a tenable outpost.
3. Capable of enduring or of being tolerated: a tenable situation.
ten′a·bil′i·ty, ten′a·ble·ness n.
ten′a·bly adv.
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tenable
(ˈtɛnəbəl)adj
able to be upheld, believed, maintained, or defended
[C16: from Old French, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre]
ˌtenaˈbility, ˈtenableness n
ˈtenably adv
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ten•a•ble
(ˈtɛn ə bəl)adj.
capable of being held, maintained, or defended.
[1570–80; < French: that can be held =ten(ir) to hold (« Latin tenēre) + -able -able]
ten`a•bil′i•ty, ten′a•ble•ness, n.
ten′a•bly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | tenable - based on sound reasoning or evidence; "well-founded suspicions" reasonable, sensible - showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person" |
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tenable
adjective sound, justifiable, arguable, defensible, reasonable, rational, viable, plausible, believable, defendable, maintainable This argument is simply not tenable.
untenable, indefensible, unjustifiable, insupportable
untenable, indefensible, unjustifiable, insupportable
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tenable
adjective1. Capable of being justified:
2. Capable of being defended against armed attack:
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tenable
adj
(Mil) position → haltbar; (fig) opinion, theory → haltbar, vertretbar
pred a post tenable for life → eine Lebensstellung, eine Stelle auf Lebenszeit; a post tenable for two years → eine auf zwei Jahre befristete Stelle
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