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adjective
1. of an argument, position, or the like, incapable of being defended or maintained.
Refusing to comment on her lengthy absence from the House is an untenable strategy for the congresswoman, as the media attention is becoming a distraction for her colleagues.
Payday loans lend low-income borrowers temporary cash at untenable interest rates.
2. of a building or the like, incapable of being occupied or lived in.