UNTENABLE

indefensible, untenable

(adjective) (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

untenable (comparative more untenable, superlative most untenable)

Not able to be held, as of an opinion or position; unholdable, indefensible.

Unfit for habitation

Antonyms

• (not able to be held): tenable, defensible, sustainable

• (unfit for habitation): habitable

Source: Wiktionary



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INDEXATION

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An article published in Harvard Menโ€™s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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