tenable
adjective /ˈtenəbl/
/ˈtenəbl/
- (of a theory, an opinion, etc.) easy to defend against attack or criticism
- a tenable position
- The old idea that this work was not suitable for women was no longer tenable.
- [not before noun] (of a job, position, etc., especially in a university) that can be held for a particular period of time
- The lectureship is tenable for a period of three years.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from tenir ‘to hold’, from Latin tenere.