tenable

About 0.79 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded

   Back in the 1800s, many did not consider Darwin's theory of evolution to be tenable at all.

2. adjective Capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible
3. adjective Fit for habitation, similar, or related use.

Similar words

sensible reasonable well-founded supportable defensible manageable workable defendable feasible acceptable

Often followed by

in for at and position to as only by

Word family

tenabilities tenability tenableness tenablenesses tenably