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Webster 1913 Edition


Insupportable

Inˊsup-port′a-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
insupportabilis
: cf. F.
insupportable
. See
In-
not, and
Support
.]
Incapable of being supported or borne; unendurable; insufferable; intolerable;
as,
insupportable
burdens;
insupportable
pain.
Inˊsup-port′a-ble-ness
,
Noun.
Inˊsup-port′a-bly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Insupportable

INSUPPORTABLE

, a.
1.
That cannot be supported or borne; as the weight or burden is insupportable.
2.
That cannot be borne or endured; insufferable; intolerable. We say of heat or cold, insult, indignity or disgrace, it is insupportable.

Definition 2024


insupportable

insupportable

English

Adjective

insupportable (comparative more insupportable, superlative most insupportable)

  1. not supportable; incapable of being supported or borne; unendurable; insufferable; intolerable.

Related terms

References

  • insupportable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • insupportable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sy.pɔʁ.tabl/

Adjective

insupportable m, f (plural insupportables)

  1. intolerable; insupportable; unbearable

Middle French

Adjective

insupportable m, f (plural insupportables)

  1. intolerable; insupportable; unbearable