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Tenable

/tˈɛnəbəl/
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(adj) capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded

I think your theory isn't tenable.
I think your theory's not tenable.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The lawyer argued that the prosecution's theory was no longer ____ in light of the new evidence that was discovered today.

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