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Definition of tenable of in English English dictionary

tenable
capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded

Back in the 1800's, many did not consider Darwin's theory of evolution to be tenable at all.

tenable
{a} that may be held or maintained
tenable
based on sound reasoning or evidence; "a reasonable argument"; "well-founded suspicions
tenable
capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible
tenable
{s} resistant, may be carried out
tenable
based on sound reasoning or evidence; "a reasonable argument"; "well-founded suspicions"
tenable
If you say that an argument, point of view, or situation is tenable, you believe that it is reasonable and could be successfully defended against criticism. This argument is simply not tenable untenable. a belief, argument etc that is tenable is reasonable and can be defended successfully (tenir; TENANT)
tenable
Capable of being held, naintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or againts attempts to take or process; as, a tenable fortress, a tenable argument
tenable of

    Hyphenation

    ten·a·ble of

    Turkish pronunciation

    tenıbıl ıv

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtenəbəl əv/ /ˈtɛnəbəl əv/
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