The definition of tenable is reasonable, or able to be sustained or maintained.
(adjective)See tenable in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: Fr < OFr < tenir, to hold: see tenant
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adjective
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from tenir, to hold
Origin: , from Latin tenēre; see ten- in Indo-European roots
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