tenable

CEFRC1

/ˈtɛn.ə.bəl/

adjective

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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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.
The island of Melos undoubtedly fell within his general conceptions of tenable empire for Athens.

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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.
1919, Henry Noel Brailsford, The Covenant of Peace: An Essay on the League of Nations, page 25
The island of Melos undoubtedly fell within his general conceptions of tenable empire for Athens.
1850, George Grote, A History of Greece; from the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation Contemporary with Alexander the Great, volume 8
In February, 1679, he was admitted "a planter" of the town and a home lot was granted him "on condition that it should have a tenable house built upon it within two years.
1679, Roberta Elizabeth Foote, The ancestors and descendants of Theodore Munroe Foote, published 1969, page 14
They made a day of straightening the leaning stable on its foundations and staying its framework, so that with new roof and sheathing, it would be a tenable building for many years to come.
1923, Gene Stratton-Porter, The White Flag, page 387
Protecting or assisting occupant evacuation and safety by maintaining tenable building spaces and exit paths
1997, Consulting-specifying Engineer, volumes 21-22, page 220

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From the French tenable, from tenir (“to hold”); compare tenible.