/ Dictionary / Index U untenured: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: un•ten•ured Pronunciation: (un-ten'yurd), [key] — adj. unheld, as property or a position. lacking tenure, as a college instructor. not offering or leading to tenure, as some college teaching positions. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. untenable Untermeyer Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feline Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language