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tenable
[ten-uh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute.
a tenable theory.
Synonyms: , , ,capable of being occupied, possessed, held, or enjoyed, as under certain conditions.
a research grant tenable for two years.
tenable
/ ˈɛəə /
adjective
able to be upheld, believed, maintained, or defended
Other 51Թ Forms
- tenability noun
- tenableness noun
- tenably adverb
- nontenability noun
- nontenable adjective
- nontenableness noun
- nontenably adverb
- ˌٱԲˈٲ noun
- ˈٱԲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tenable1
Example Sentences
For a while, it was a tenable situation.
Donaldson favors, as I do, killing the current dinner and instituting something more tenable, but less Hollywood in nature.
A Kurdish defeat may convince him staying is no longer tenable.
The petition calling for his resignation, which accused the archbishop of "allowing abuse to continue" and said his position was "no longer tenable", was signed by more than 14,000 people.
"How can we honestly say to workers in Northern Ireland you’re worth less than workers in England, Wales, and Scotland. It’s not a tenable decision," she added.
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