supportable
English
Adjective
supportable (comparative more supportable, superlative most supportable)
- Capable of being supported, upheld, maintained, or defended.
- Capable of being borne, endured, or tolerated; endurable.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 5 scene 1
- [...]supportable
- To make the dear loss, have I means much weaker
- Than you may call to comfort you, for I
- Have lost my daughter.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 5 scene 1
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
capable of being tolerated; endurable
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References
- supportable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- supportable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy.pɔʁ.tabl/
Further reading
- “supportable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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