Definitions
based on sound reasoning or evidence
Word origin
From the French tenable, from tenir (“to hold”); compare tenible.
Used in a sentence
“Back in the 1800s, many did not consider Darwin's theory of evolution to be tenable at all.”
“Modern war rests on industry, and its evolution has all but abolished the "non-combatant," emptied the old idea of "innocent" trade of meaning, and made even of neutrality a barely tenable status.”
“In short, it is not a tenable position in our tight-knit community, or in a pluralistic democracy, to ask for a kinder space and to be unkind towards others.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Can stand scrutiny”7 letters
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