;Posted on 05/07/2012 5:32:22 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 5/7/12
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
untenable; adj. click the word for pronunciation
1. incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible. 2. not fit to be occupied, as an apartment, house, etc
Example SentencesSuch a proposal would have been socially, politically and legally untenable given the standards of the day. US-sponsored bilateral negotiations have become a formula for sustaining an otherwise untenable status quo. Right now, refugees are in an untenable position of having to prove something that they can't prove.
Etymology:1647, "incapable of being held against attack," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of tenable. Fig. sense is recorded from 1692.
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who is cooter?
Gopher is/was on WMAL radio here in DC, AM drivetime, i think.
I was camping once and went to pitch my shelter, of which I had forgotten to bring the lodgepole. Therefore I was untenable. And got rained on.
When my lady friend’s daughter was little, we used to do “Arms akimbo,” and laugh and laugh! And now that she’s 21, ,,,, we still do it!
Great moments ... are born from great opportunity.
oh my sweet Grimmy, where HAVE you been???
Busy. Really busy. :-|
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