untenably

un·ten·a·ble (

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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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How are we to prevent the culture-carrying minority becoming untenably small in an ethnic group that has neither independence nor autonomy?

Radical hope: education and equality in Australia by Pearson, Noel / Quarterly Essay

Ionic surfactant is totally reassociated and therefore neutral, unless cations are untenably carried away by subliming water vapor through narrow pore passages lined by the exposed negative charges to which they should be bound.

Role of van der Waals force in latex film formation by Gong, Xiaobo; Davis, H. Ted; Scriven, L.E. / JCT Research

However, the one contagion that we are starting to see in China and certainly in the Gulf region is an untenably high inflation.

LARRY FINK: BLACKROCK'S BEAR STARTS TO FEEL BULLISH by Maria Bartiromo / BusinessWeek

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