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The ship commanded by Harris, was found to be in a decayed state and untenantable.

From History of the Buccaneers of America by Burney, James

No disinfectants whatever were used, and at intervals of three days it was emptied by the crudest means imaginable, on which occasions the barracks were not only untenantable but absolutely unapproachable.

From Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben by Mahoney, Henry Charles

Mr. Tapping reports that the stench arising from your room has made the house untenantable.

From Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World by Fuhr, Ernest

One thing was certain; anything was better than stagnation in a swamp; so I made the swamp as untenantable as if it were infested with asps.

From The Claw by Stockley, Cynthia

For not only was the dower-house in an untenantable state, but the weather was very much against them.

From The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston