untenability

un·ten·a·ble (

n-t

-b

adj.

1. Being such that defense or maintenance is impossible: an untenable position.

2. Being such that occupation or habitation is impossible: untenable quarters.

un·tena·bili·ty, un·tena·ble·ness n.

un·tena·bly adv.

untenable [ʌnˈtɛnəb^əl]

adj

1. (of theories, propositions, etc.) incapable of being maintained, defended, or vindicated

2. unable to be maintained against attack

3. Rare (of a house, etc.) unfit for occupation

untenability , untenableness n

untenably adv

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Adj.

untenable - (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified

indefensible

unreasonable - not reasonable; not showing good judgment

untenable

adjective unsustainable, indefensible, unsound, groundless, weak, flawed, shaky, unreasonable, illogical, fallacious, insupportable He claimed the charges against him were untenable.
sound, justified, reasonable, defensible, sensible, valid, rational, logical, verifiable, unarguable, well-grounded, supportable, uncontestable

Translations

untenable [ˈʌnˈtenəbl] ADJ → insostenible

untenable [ˌʌnˈtɛnəb^əl] adj (= position) → intenable (= argument, theory) → indéfendable

untenable

adj (lit, fig) → unhaltbar

untenable [ʌnˈtɛnəbl] adj (position) → insostenibile

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Brown has weathered the political storm which has rocked his position to the brink of untenability over the past week and is now 4-7 with Hills to be at the helm of his party for the next general election.

Brown expected to lead party into next election by The Racing Post (London, England)

As for the untenability of the glottogonic approach, it was amply demonstrated by the end of the 1940's.

Unmarked object in the Uralic languages. A diachronic typological ... by Havas, Ferenc / Linguistica Uralica

2097, 2099-100, 2103-09 (2004) (discussing congressional delegation of legislative power and the untenability of the nondelegation doctrine).

Of lenity, Chevron, and KPMG by Hickman, Kristin E. / Virginia Tax Review

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