incapable of being held
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untenable — I adjective accessible, baseless, controvertible, defenseless, erroneous, exposed, fallacious, false, faulty, groundless, hollow, illogical, implausible, incapable of being defended, incapable of being held, incapable of being maintained,… … Law dictionary
untenable — /ʌnˈtɛnəbəl / (say un tenuhbuhl) adjective 1. incapable of being held against attack. 2. incapable of being maintained against argument, as an opinion, scheme, etc. 3. not fit to be occupied. –untenability /ˌʌntɛnəˈbɪləti/ (say .untenuh biluhtee) …
incompatible — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin incompatibilis, from Latin in + Medieval Latin compatibilis compatible Date: 15th century 1. incapable of being held by one person at one time used of offices that make conflicting demands… … New Collegiate Dictionary
unfixable — “+ adjective 1. : incapable of being held in a fixed state : unstable, indeterminate 2. : incapable of breeding true : manifest only in the heterozygous state used of a genetic character … Useful english dictionary
Intenable — In*ten a*ble, a. [Pref. in not + tenable: cf. F. intenable.] Incapable of being held; untenable; not defensible; as, an intenable opinion; an intenable fortress. [Obs.] Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incompatible — (adj.) mid 15c., from M.L. incompatibilis, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + compatibilis (see COMPATIBLE (Cf. compatible)). Originally of benefices, incapable of being held together; sense of mutually intolerant is from 1590s.… … Etymology dictionary
untenable — 1640s, incapable of being held against attack, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of TENABLE (Cf. tenable). Figurative sense is recorded from 1690s … Etymology dictionary
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
