First Known Use: circa 1530
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insupportable
adjective in·sup·port·able \ˌin(t)-sə-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl\
: more or worse than can be dealt with or accepted
Full Definition of INSUPPORTABLE
: not supportable: a : more than can be endured <insupportable pain> b : impossible to justify <insupportable charges>
— in·sup·port·ably \-blē\ adverb
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Origin of INSUPPORTABLE
Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin insupportabilis, from Latin in- + supportare to support
Related to INSUPPORTABLE
- Synonyms
- insufferable, unbearable, intolerable, unendurable, unsupportable
- Antonyms
- endurable, sufferable, supportable, sustainable, tolerable
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