tenable
adjective
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute.
tenably
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a word derived from
tenable.
Example Sentences
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Instead, it’s the fact that without power and water, no one can tenably live in the city.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2021
A Masculine Portrait now became "probably" Titian's; a Pieta, "tenably" the work of Titian's little-known brother, Francesco Vecellio.
From Time Magazine Archive
