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un·ten·a·ble  audio  (n-tn-bl) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Being such that defense or maintenance is impossible: an untenable position.
  2. Being such that occupation or habitation is impossible: untenable quarters.


OTHER FORMS:
un·tena·bili·ty or un·tena·ble·ness(Noun), un·tena·bly(Adverb)


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