INTENABLE

Etymology

Adjective

intenable (comparative more intenable, superlative most intenable)

(obsolete) Untenable. [18th c.]

Anagrams

• Balentine

Source: Wiktionary


In*ten"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + tenable: cf. F. intenable.]

Definition: Incapable of being held; untenable; not defensible; as, an intenable opinion; an intenable fortress. [Obs.] Bp. Warburton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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