tenable.

Able to be maintained against serious objection.

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Words that belong together

• tenable position
• tenable interpretation

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The narrower interpretation remains tenable.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Comparative more tenable; superlative most tenable when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence, inference, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.