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Webster 1913 Edition
Supportable
Sup-port′a-ble
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
supportable
.] Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured; endurable.
– Sup-port′a-ble-ness
, Noun.
Sup-port′a-bly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Supportable
SUPPORTABLE
,Adj.
1.
That may be borne or endured; as, the pain is supportable, or not supportable. Patience renders evils supportable.2.
Tolerable; that may be borne without resistance or punishment; as, such insults are not supportable.3.
That can be maintained; as, the cause or opinion is supportable.Definition 2024
supportable
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
Translations
capable of being tolerated; endurable
Antonyms
Derived terms
References
- supportable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- supportable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy.pɔʁ.tabl/
Etymology
Adjective
supportable m, f (plural supportables)