untenable
pronunciation
How to pronounce untenable in British English:
UK [ʌnˈtenəbl]
How to pronounce untenable in American English:
US [ʌnˈtɛnəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
Word Origin
- untenable (adj.)
- 1640s, "indefensible, incapable of being held against attack," from un- (1) "not" + tenable (adj.). Figurative sense is recorded from 1690s.
Example
- 1. But , intellectually , their position is now untenable .
- 2. Women are still not allowed to drive , though privately officials accept that the ban is untenable .
- 3. But their strategy of denial-refusing to accept that greece cannot pay its debts-has become untenable , for three reasons .
- 4. In an era of sexual equality such policies are untenable .
- 5. However , this " going dark " argument is untenable , for it doesn 't accurately describe the internet .