26 May 2018
untenable
[uhn-ten-uh-buh l]
adjective
1. incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible.
2. not fit to be occupied, as an apartment, house, etc.
Origin of untenable
1640-1650 First recorded in 1640-50; un-1+ tenable
Related forms
untenability, untenableness, noun
Synonyms
1. baseless, groundless, unsound, weak, questionable.
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Examples from the Web for untenable
Contemporary Examples
What exists now is unworkable, untenable, and damn near unendurable.
Memo to the South: Go Ahead, Secede Already!
Lee Siegel
April 30, 2013
Some calculating pol, realizing that his position had become unpopular or untenable, would execute a backflip off the high board.
The New Era of Evolution Helps Pols Switch Stance on Issues from Gay Marriage to Immigration
Howard Kurtz
April 3, 2013
The idea of suffering this nausea another day, let alone another 34 weeks, was untenable.
Prue Clarke on Her Battles With Kate Middleton’s Illness, Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Prue Clarke
December 5, 2012
The war between Israel and Hamas shows that the situation on the ground is fundamentally unstable and untenable.
The Death of Israel’s “Quality Minority”
Hussein Ibish
November 30, 2012
Historical Examples
Calendar surrendered an untenable position as gracefully as could be wished.
The Black Bag
Louis Joseph Vance
Without it, Pete’s claim would be so vague as to be untenable.
The Best Made Plans
Everett B. Cole
Have the distressed defenders of this untenable Citadel any such?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 18, 1893
Various
The thought that He suffered through fear of death is untenable.
Jesus the Christ
James Edward Talmage
But he dismissed the notion as untenable and absurd on second thoughts.
The Wild Man of the West
R.M. Ballantyne
Anagram
nebula ten
enable nut
unbent ale
Today’s quote
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
– Unknown
On this day
26 May – National Sorry Day. Since 1998, National Sorry Day occurs on 26 May every year to commemorate the maltreatment of Australia’s indigenous population.
26 May 1890 – Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula, is released in England.
26 May 1913 – birth of Peter Cushing OBE, English actor who mostly appeared in Hammer Horror films, including The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula (in which he played vampire hunter, Van Helsing). Died 11 August 1994.
26 May 2012 – death of Festus, our beloved and most awesome budgie.