tenable, well-founded
(adjective) based on sound reasoning or evidence; “well-founded suspicions”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tenable (comparative more tenable, superlative most tenable)
(of a theory, argument, etc.) capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
(military) Capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible
Fit for habitation, similar, or related use.
• untenable
• intenable
• Beltane
Source: Wiktionary
Ten"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. tenable, fr. tenir to hold, L. tenere. See Thin, and cf. Continue, Continent, Entertain, Maintain, Tenant, Tent.]
Definition: Capable of being held, naintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or againts attempts to take or process; as, a tenable fortress, a tenable argument. If you have hitherto concealed his sight, Let it be tenable in your silence still. Shak. I would be the last man in the world to give up his cause when it was tenable. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
