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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
ten·a·ble    Audio Help   [ten-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: a tenable theory.
2.capable of being occupied, possessed, held, or enjoyed, as under certain conditions: a research grant tenable for two years.
[Origin: 1570–80; < F: that can be held, equiv. to ten(ir) to hold (≪ L tenére) + -able -able]

—Related forms
ten·a·bil·i·ty, ten·a·ble·ness, noun
ten·a·bly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. workable, viable, maintainable, warrantable.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  tenable
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Capable of being defended against armed attack.
Synonyms:  defendable, defensible
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  justifiable
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Capable of being justified.
Synonyms:  defensible, excusable
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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