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Etymology
From tenable, holdable, from Latin tenabilis, from tenere, hold + -abilis, able

Adjective
tenable

1. (of a theory, argument etc) 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.

1. context|of a defensive structure capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible

Antonyms
untenable

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